Question

analyzing maps
ethnic groups in austria-hungary
what does the map suggest about challenges faced by austria-hungary?
if each ethnic group won independence, the empire would be forced to split apart.
nationalism was less of a problem for austria-hungary than it was for germany.
there were more ethnic poles than any other group.
hungarians and ukrainians were interested in forming an independent state.

Explanation:

• For the option "If each ethnic group won independence, the empire would be forced to split apart": The map shows multiple distinct ethnic groups (Germans, Poles, Slovenes, etc.) in Austria - Hungary. If each of these groups sought and gained independence, the empire, which was a multi - ethnic state, would have to break into separate states based on ethnic lines.
• For the option "Nationalism was less of a problem for Austria - Hungary than it was for Germany": The map focuses on ethnic groups in Austria - Hungary and does not provide any information to compare the nationalism problem between Austria - Hungary and Germany. So this option is incorrect.
• For the option "There were more ethnic Poles than any other group": Looking at the map's legend and the regions colored for each ethnic group, the area representing Germans (green) seems to be relatively large, and there's no indication that Poles (blue) are the most numerous. So this option is incorrect.
• For the option "Hungarians and Ukrainians were interested in forming an independent state": The map just shows the distribution of ethnic groups, not the political interests of Hungarians and Ukrainians in forming an independent state. There's no data on their political intentions from the map. So this option is incorrect.

Answer:

A. If each ethnic group won independence, the empire would be forced to split apart.