Balance of power in 1914 When World War I erupted in the summer of 1914, Britain, France and Russia had the demographic advantage, with a combined population of 260 million to 120 million for Austria-Hungary and Germany. Military alliances bound Europe's great powers into rival blocs, with a Triple Alliance formed in 1882 by Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy -- although Rome would switch sides in 1915. The Triple ...
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Europe's great powers and the 'suicidal' war On the eve of World War I, Europe's great powers ruled the globe, their scientists, engineers and artists at the peak of innovation. But its roots were firmly in Europe. From the Urals to the Atlantic, these powers -- Britain, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia and the Ottoman Empire -- were in many ways unchanged since the 18th century. Many were even ruled by the same centuries-old ...
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Quentin Tarantino in National Post Michael Fassbender, he'd never seen any movies by GW Pabst [Austria-Hungary-born Georg Wilhelm Pabst, 1885-1967], who he had written a book on,Tarantino begins. "So I had him watch about four or five Pabst movies [Pabst made 40 films...