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Austria-Hungaryor Austro-Hungarian EmpireFormer monarchy, central Europe. Austria-Hungary at one time included Austria and Hungary, Bohemia, Moravia, Bukovina, Transylvania, Carniola, Küstenland, Dalmatia, Croatia, Fiume, and Galicia. The so-called Dual Monarchy, formed by the Compromise of 1867, created a king of Hungary in addition to the existing Austrian emperor; though these were the same person, Hungary was granted its own parliament and considerable autonomy. Francis Joseph held both titles from Austria-Hungary's inception until his death in 1916. Up to 1914, the monarchy maintained a precarious balance among its many minorities; that year saw the balance toppled with the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Francis Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist that precipitated World War I. With its defeat in that war and revolutions by the Czechs, Yugoslavs, and Hungarians, the monarchy collapsed in 1918. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| This has, indeed, been one of the main reasons historically why large, internally diversified nations and empires (like the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Soviet Union) have collapsed: The costs to Estonians of remaining inside the Soviet empire, or to Czechs of remaining inside the Austrian one, came to outweigh any benefits they derived from the efficiencies of greater national scale. The tottering Austro-Hungarian Empire worries about anybody who captures its subjects' imaginations. 6 million arrived from Italy, 4 million from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 3. |
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