The Austro-Hungarian Empire

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when Austria lost influence in Europe
after its crushing defeat against
Prussia it experienced resistance within
its own borders it also faced the double
threat of a strong Germany and a strong
Italy these factors encouraged Austria
to make a new kind of alliance with its
former member Hungary with the
compromise of februari 1867 Austria and
Hungary formed an equal power leadership
called the Dual Monarchy Franz Joseph of
Austria received the crown of st.
stephen of hungary thus ruling over the
Austrian Empire and the kingdom of
Hungary each unit had its own Parliament
for domestic affairs however although
foreign policy was in the hands of a
joint cabinet run mostly by aristocrats
from both backgrounds the Empire
encompassed Central and Eastern Europe
including part of the Balkan Peninsula
the scope of this domination included 15
languages and more than 51 million
people the works of writer Franz Kafka
are among the most influential in
Western literature by 1914 the
austro-hungarian Empire was the only
power aside from France that possessed a
standing military code-breaking service
when it became apparent that the Allied
powers would win World War 1 nationalist
movements grew October 28 1918
Czechoslovakia declared independence
followed by the southern slab areas the
next day the Hungarian government
followed suit October thirty-first 1918
officially dissolving the
austro-hungarian empire
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