The correct answer is Ottoman territories were taken over by European empires, while Austria-Hungary was broken up in independent states.
<em>A major difference between the fall of the Austria-Hungary and the fall of the Ottoman Empire was that “Ottoman territories were taken over by European empires, while Austria-Hungary was broken up in independent states.”
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On October 31, 1918, the Armistice ended the fighting between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies. Britain kept the control of Iraq, Syria, and Palestine. The French and Greek forces marched to Constantinople. Finally, the Ottoman empire was divided and the capital, Constantinople turned in what today is Turkey. Regarding Austria-Hungary dissolution, it ended in October 1918, due to the movements of liberals politicians that supported separatism. The new countries formed after the dissolution were Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia.
