The Great War, 1871–1923 · THE MAP IN AUG 1907

Map of Europe in August 1907

Two blocs · before WWI

Europe in August 1907: Two blocs. The map shows who held what: The Entente & Allies, Germany and its allies — the Central Powers, Entente-aligned & imperial territories.

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Map of Europe in August 1907 (before WWI): Two blocs. Colours show The Entente & Allies, Germany and its allies — the Central Powers, Entente-aligned & imperial territories. — AUG 1907 · THE GREAT WAR, 1871–1923

These maps are reconstructed from published sources · Cliopatria v 0.2.1 · Natural Earth physical geography · Anglo-Russian Convention, 31 August 1907, articles I–II

Source details

Cliopatria contributors / Seshat Global History Databank. Source polygons retained with original identities; geographic selections and corrections by Maps of History.. CC BY 4.0
Made with Natural Earth; geographic reference and physical land only. No modern political boundary is used as a historical boundary.. Public domain
US Department of State, Foreign Relations of the United States; convention’s named places define the two concession spheres.. Historical treaty facts, independently reconstructed

Annual source features can describe claims, legal territory or military control. Occupied extensions are separated from the prewar Central Power homelands, while the original source names and shapes remain available.

reconstruction: 1871–1918 · reconstruction: 1907 Ottoman footprint · reconstruction: 31 August 1907 · vector: 1815–1937 · vector: 1848–1935 · vector: 1864–1921 · vector: 1871–1914 · vector: 1871–1916 · vector: 1873–1914 · vector: 1885–1907 · vector: 1885–1910 · vector: 1885–1911 · vector: 1890–1914 · vector: 1895–1910 · vector: 1895–1917 · vector: 1898–1914 · vector: 1900–1907 · vector: 1900–1912 · vector: 1900–1918 · vector: 1905–1907 · vector: 1905–1910 · vector: 1905–1911 · vector: 1905–1912 · vector: 1905–1914 · vector: 1905–1915 · vector: 1905–1921

Layer records and reconstruction methods

On the ground

The 1907 Anglo-Russian Convention divided Persia into a Russian sphere in the north (blue), a British sphere in the south-east (grey-tan), and a neutral zone between them.
The 1907 Anglo-Russian Convention divided Persia into a Russian sphere in the north (blue), a British sphere in the south-east (grey-tan), and a neutral zone between them.

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CH 1 — Alliance system before WWI

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