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English: Nations of Europe (plus north African colonies) before the outbreak of World War 1. Colours indicate colonial holdings. Hover over land masses for more information. Micro-states (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City) are not labelled.
Kingdom of Hungary – 1000: Kingdom of Hungary – 1097: Kingdom of Hungary – 1190: Habsburg Monarchy – 1714: Habsburg Monarchy – 1789: Austrian Empire – 1812: Austrian Empire – 1815: Austria-Hungary – 1914: Kingdom of Hungary – 1929-1938: Kingdom of Hungary – 1942: Second Hungarian Republic – 1945-1949
In 1867, Austria formed a dual monarchy with Hungary: the Austro-Hungarian Empire. When this empire collapsed after the end of World War I in 1918, Austria was reduced to the main, mostly German-speaking areas of the empire (its current frontiers), and adopted the name, the Republic of German-Austria.
Although the Kingdom of Hungary comprised only 42% of the population of Austria–Hungary, [50] the thin majority – more than 3.8 million soldiers – of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces were conscripted from the Kingdom of Hungary during the First World War. Roughly 600,000 soldiers were killed in action, and 700,000 soldiers were wounded ...
Although the Kingdom of Hungary comprised only 42% of the population of Austria–Hungary, [76] the thin majority – more than 3.8 million soldiers – of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces were conscripted from the Kingdom of Hungary during the First World War. Roughly 600,000 soldiers were killed in action, and 700,000 soldiers were wounded ...
This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Austria-Hungary_map.svg licensed with PD-user-w 2007-03-30T05:20:57Z W!B: 783x605 ... File history ...
Otherwise, Austria and Hungary were virtually independent states, each having its own parliament, government, administration, and judicial system. Despite a series of crises, this dual system survived until 1918. It made permanent the dominant positions of the Hungarians in Hungary and of the Germans in the Austrian parts of the monarchy.
Even those who emphasize Vienna's strategic dilemma, facing activity that would be intolerable to any sovereign state now or then ("Before World War I, Serbia financed and armed Serbs within the Austrian Empire", [58] also point to Berlin's infamous "blank check" in early July that finally licensed "Austria-Hungary's mad determination to ...