| Show germany larger than in 1914 covets cove As prewar pre war world 0 I 1 empire empi re alvith germanys germanas Germ anys colonial demands expected to be far democracies momentarily a comparison pressed against with the prewar pre war empire of kaiser wilhelm of modern ger worthy in ID europe V proper points out the national nation becomes news si S the third thir empire dow geographic so clety exceeds eds that ot of the kaiser thank ganhs to acquisition of square miles ot of kaiser Ts IS people in the short period from 1935 to 1939 territory containing but empire is nil ml having been germanys germanas Germ anys alv erseal mandated 0 at Vr versailles sailles japan belgium to brit france portugal 1 I n galt australia and nd the union of south africa valuable for their new zealand the colonies if returned to bitler would make germany natural resources a dominant horld power the following charts outline the I 1 gains and losses ut nt the past 25 years through GEnNI GERMANYS ANYS VARYING SIZE silhouetted IN statistics table 1 I date area in square miles population germany prewar pre war europe brinan empire 1914 including inc ludine german possessions i ain nc germany post versailles germany april 28 1939 war gains in europe postwar post ru 0 net gain over prewar pre war status including a natural population increase of STEPPING STONES TO THE ENLARGED GERMANY OF 1939 table 11 territory date ate sq miles pop former rule assets 1935 league of nations coal steel industry german territory in 1914 austria 19 1938 38 23 6 9 00 independent dent foodstuffs fodder timber coal iron 19 1938 38 TI czecho czechoslovakia slovakia iron radium daum tim ber china clay coal factories Bo bohemia bernia 1939 ia 32 5 ja 04 8 aez czechoslovakia czecho echo slovakia foodstuffs s iron tun tim moravia ber factories hops silver gold memel 1939 1099 lithuania baltic shipping german territory in 1914 total PREWAR PRE WAR GERMANYS OVERSEAS EMPIRE table III square exported Export eci to present location miles population germany rule Camer west africa palm oil rubber great brit ivory cocoa ain france Car caroline pacific copra phosphate japan and marianne Is german africa rubber copra england east africa ivory coffee belgium sisal insect wax portugal german e rma new new guinea coffee copra australia guinea bismarck rubber sandalwood arch tortoiseshell solomon Is german pacific 1000 copra cocoa new samoa zealand german german S W africa dilca 6 guano copper union of africa ore animal products so africa diamonds Kiao chow china shantung pongee japan including silk peanut and conquest Tsing tao bean oil straw 99 year lease braid marshall j pacific afifi phosphate japan islands 24 nauru lauru pacific 8 2200 copra great phosphates britain Tc To goland west africa cocoa palm oil bil great cotton rubber britain total |
