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On June 28, 1914, the news reached Paris of the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Serbian nationalists in Sarajevo. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28, and following the terms of their alliances, the German Empire joined Austria-Hungary, while Russia , Great Britain and France went to war against Austria ...
These tables give an idea of estimated population at various dates from the earliest times to ... Population Paris: 275,000 Bruges: 125,000 ... 1914 1925 1936 1950 ...
Paris in the Belle Époque was a period in the history of the city during the years 1871 to 1914, from the beginning of the Third French Republic until the First World War. It saw the construction of the Eiffel Tower , the Paris Métro , the completion of the Paris Opera , and the beginning of the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur on Montmartre .
This is a list of countries by population in 1900, with colonial possessions being counted towards the ruling country's total ...
Toggle The First World War (1914–1918) subsection. 16.1 Civilian life. 17 Between the Wars (1919–1939) ... In 1328, Paris's population was about 200,000, which ...
The loss of the important coal, steel and glass production regions of Alsace and Lorraine would cause further problems. The industrial worker population increased from 23% in 1870 to 39% in 1914. Nevertheless, France remained a rather rural country in the early 1900s with 40% of the population still farmers in 1914.
The first roller-coaster in Paris (1817). 1817 – Population: 714,000 [99] 1 June – Opening of the Marché Saint-Germain. 8 July – Opening of the first promenades aériennes, or roller coaster, in the jardin Beaujon. 1818 – New statue of Henry IV placed on the Pont Neuf, to replace the original statue destroyed during the Revolution. [106]
The rapidly escalating Balkan crisis of July 1914 surprised France, and not much attention was given to conditions that led to the outbreak of World War I. Paris was caught by surprise when the German army suddenly invaded and plunged toward Paris. However London decided that France must be aided or Germany would be far too powerful, and so it ...