the limits of the old colonial powers such as Great Britain and France in a changing world. After the seizure of power by the National Socialists in 1933 there were dispersed attempts to win back the old colonies. After the Russian Revolution in 1917, some countries, such as Finland, Poland and the Baltic States, won their independence. One of his last means of placing pressure on Hungary was the threat of imposing general and free elections. After the Compromise, Emperor and King Franz Joseph I took great care to treat both of his monarchies equally. The Disibodenberg cloister was disbanded and fell into ruin as a result of the Reformation. Today, expansive ruins can be viewed there. The Rupertsberg cloister was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War in