Mitteleuropa Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
- Mitteleuropa is a German term approximately equal to Central Europe
The concept of
Mitteleuropa may outside of Germany be best known for the policy of the
Central Powers during
World War I, that assumed the creation of several
buffer states in
Central Europe, liberated from
Imperial Russia, and commonly viewed as puppet states. By their creation, growing dissent in the occupied areas could be answered, and resources needed to fight the war on the
Western Front more efficiently could be spared.
The policy was realized after signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, in which Russia ceded most of the areas occupied by Germany and Austria-Hungary to the respective countries. Among the states thus created by the Central Powers were:
Most of the abovementioned countries liberated themselves after the collapse of
Imperial Germany and
Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I. Most of them soon gained international recognition and participated in signing of the
Versailles Treaty as members of the
Entente.
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