Hungarians in the Successor States: From World War I to World War II
- 1 September 1996
- journal article
- i the-historical-background
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Nationalities Papers
- Vol. 24 (3) , 425-435
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00905999608408457
Abstract
A direct consequence of World War I was the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and the establishment of new states in its place. This has had far-reaching consequences for both regional and world politics. The existing balance of power as well as social, economic and political problems within the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, including the nationality conflicts, led to this result. In spite of the unavoidable collapse, the successors, the new states, were not the result of a natural evolution, but were the creations of the major powers—France, Great Britain, the United States and Italy—who through the creation of their new post-war order ignored the long-term interests of the region and the actual ethnic composition of the land.Keywords
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