The geopolitical restructuring of the European continent following the First World War resulted in significant territorial adjustments and the creation of new nation-states. This redrawing of boundaries aimed to reflect principles of national self-determination, albeit with varying degrees of success and often leading to new tensions.
This reconfiguration fundamentally altered the continent’s political landscape, dissolving empires like Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, and giving rise to countries such as Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Poland. The Treaty of Versailles, alongside other treaties, codified these changes, influencing international relations for decades and contributing to the seeds of future conflicts.