Questions tagged [austria-hungary]
Regarding the empire ruled by the "Dual Monarchy" of Austria and Hungary from 1867 to 1918.
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How did the Austro-Hungarian Compromise (1867) solve Austria's insolvency and economic issues?
After the Austro-Prussian War, Austria faced debt/financial issues, and they resorted to unification with Hungary. I do not understand how unification with another kingdom (Hungary) could solve the ...
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Did Austria-Hungary have to cede land to Italy after occupying Serbia, and was it because of article 7?
Article VII of The Triple Alliance, signed 1912, states the following:
Austria-Hungary and Italy, having in mind only the maintenance, so far as possible, of the territorial status quo in the Orient, ...
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Did Austro-Hungarian emperor literally wear two crowns?
From George Antonius' The Arab Awakening:
The Arab provinces were to form a single
kingdom with its own parliament and local government, and
with Arabic as the language of its institutions; the ...
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At the beginning of the 20th century, how did Austria-Hungary and Russia's foreign policies conflict in the Balkans?
I'm reading The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 by Christopher Clark. Either I missed something or it was omitted, but I don't understand how Russia and Austria-Hungary's foreign policies ...
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What do the collar symbols / insignia on this WW I Austrian soldiers uniform mean?
I am trying to determine what the rank or group of a soldier in a vintage photo is. I've been searching the internet for collar insignia but coming up short. I'd appreciate any help given. ...
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Why did the Schlieffen Plan prioritize invading France?
AFAIK, the consensus is that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia, which led to Russia coming to Serbia's defense. The fact that this would lead ...
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Can anyone identify these uniforms (stated to be "Austrian")?
I recently purchased these uniforms, in which I was told that they were "Austro-Hungarian/Austrian." Upon looking further at the lighter-green one, I noticed that it had a trim pattern ...
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What are this uniform and these medals?
Help identifying uniform from the 1900s?
Brought this uniform to America.
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Can anyone help ID the probably World War One, Austrian, Italian, or Czech uniform in the picture?
This is a picture of my grandfather. Paul Boratko. We think he was born in Austria, but married a woman from Slovakia and immigrated to the USA after WWI.
I'm trying to identify the uniform in this ...
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Were there any attempts at a federation or commonwealth to save Austria-Hungary from breaking up after ww1?
As known, the population of Austria-Hungary was made up of 11 major ethnic identities.. When the war ended, A-H broke up as it was instead of forming a new federation of Austria, Hungary with an ...
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Can you identify this (possibly Bulgarian) uniform?
can someone identify the country the uniform is from?
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Must have been born before 1880. First served in the Austro-Hungarian army, perhaps as an officer servant, possibly to a man who later ...
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Were there other reasons or interests apart from Pan-Slavism for the Russian Empire to support Serbia? [duplicate]
In my History class, I was taught that that the Russian Empire supported Serbia's independence and nationality and fought against the Austria-Hungary Empire due to Pan-Slavism. My point is, were there ...
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What did Russia do in 1848 that could make the Austrians seek "brutal revanche" towards the Russians?
In the first volume of the Thalerhof Concentration Camp Almanacs (Russian title: Талергофсiй альманахъ, пропамятная книга австрiйскихъ жестокостей, изуверстствъ и насилий надъ карпато - русскимъ ...
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Did Austrian chief of staff Franz Riml say that the only way to correct the Russophile Ukrainians is to exterminate them?
Several Russian pages claim that Austrian general Franz Riml von Altrosenburg said the following:
Galician Russians can be divided in two groups:
a) Russophiles and
b) Ukrainophiles.
If ...
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What did Moritz Ormai forge and what happened to him?
In October 1910, the Austro-Hungarian embassy requested that the United States extradite a certain Moritz Ormai, the charge being forgery. The request was granted, as noted in this letter to the US ...
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