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]_I Here it how Europe looked at the outbreak of World War I. Then
Germany and Russia—which included Poland, Finland and the Baltic states—
were neighbors. Austria-Hungary was dominant in central Europe.
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_Hitler made hit first big territorial gain in 1938 when he took
Austria. After grabbing" Czechoslovakia, he invaded Poland. This map -shows
the greatest area he held before the Allies drove him back.
World War I created many small nations like Finland, Latvia, Estonia.
Austria-Hungary was broken into pieces. East Prussia was cut off from
Germany to give new Poland an outlet to the sea.
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