Pre+WWI

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Balkan Peninsula
At 18 years old, Francis Joseph inherited the Hapsburg throne.

The government also tried to limit industrial development, which would threaten traditional ways of life.

Ottomans ruled from eastern Europe and the Balkins to Northern Africa and the middle East Both states shared ministers of finance, defense and foreign affairs but they were independent in every thing else.

In the 1900's, the land was taken over, was known as, "Balkan Powder Keg". Ottomans ruled from eastern Europe and the Blakins to Northern Africa and the middle East. Ottoman and the Hapsburg ruled a multinational empire.

Ottomans ruled from eastern Europe and the Balkins to Northern Africa and the middle East.

He would rule until 1916, presiding over the empire during its fading days into World War I.

An early challenge came when Austria suffered its humiliating defeat at the hands of France and Sardinia in 1859. Francis Joseph realized he needed to strengthen the empire at home. Accordingly, he made some limited reforms. He granted a new constitution that set up a legislature.

France
Napoleon annexed or "incorporated" four other nations besides France into his empire. Some of which being the Netherlands, Belgium, and parts of Italy and Germany.

Leaders and other warriors referred to Napoleon to being "Worth 40,000 Men" on the battle field.

The Napoleonic code abolished the Holy Roman Empire. Napoleon replaced the king of Spain with his own brother in the continues conquest to control as many nations as he can. Napoleon started thesse sort of "reforms" to try and undermine the Spanish-Catholic church.

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