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Which four imperial dynasties collapsed because of World War I?
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World War I
A British soldier inside a trench on the Western Front during World War I, 1914–18.
As a direct result of World War I, four major imperial dynasties collapsed, fundamentally altering the political map of the world. These dynasties were:1
- The Habsburgs of Austria-Hungary12
- The Hohenzollerns of Germany13
- The Ottoman Empire (the sultanate)14
- The Romanovs of Russia15