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Answer:
Former Austro-Hungarian territories were given independence, while former Ottoman territories were divided among European powers.
Explanation:
After getting defeated from the first World War, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire forced to reduce the size of their region. The Ottoman Empire broke apart, with the Turks limited to Turkey. The Ottoman Empire lost many of its territories.
The former empire of Austria-Hungary dissolved, and new nations created from its land, including Hungary, Austria, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia.
