Austria

Austria, or officially the Republic of Austria, is a land-locked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Czech Republic and Germany to the North, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country boasts a remarkable history, went through a lot of changes within their political regime, as well as in the name of the country itself. The name Austria that we know as of today has been in use since 996 AD when it was a province of the Duchy of Bavaria, and from 1156 it became an independent duchy (or territory) of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. During this time, Austria was dominated by the House of Habsburg, which had control over a lot of territories.…

The official language of Austria is German, however, the nation of Austria takes great pride in their variation of it. While there are many dialects within Austria, there is still a very concrete standard German that the Austrians utilize, Austrian Standard German (ASG). This standardized language is different in many ways from German Standard German (GSG, the official standard language of Germany). This multitude of dialects, along with ASG, contribute greatly to the sense of national identity…

In 1914, Austria-Hungary had already annexed (taken over) many other places that are shown in the map on the left. On the 28th June the same year, a man named Franz Ferdinand, that was heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, went to inspect the army in Sarajevo with his wife Sophie in Bosnia- much to the indignation of Serbian Nationalists. These nationalists were united in the belief that they should be part of an independent and ambitious Serbian nation. (Due to the fact that Austria-Hungary…

In 1914 tensions began to grow in Europe. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by a group of Serbians developed into the Great War, also known as World War 1. Europe became divided into coalitions; France, England, Russia, and Italy became known as the Allied Powers while the Central Powers consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, The Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria, each country supporting their allies in an effort to combat the opposing side. Amidst the chaos in Europe,…

June 8 1866 - The Austro-Prussian War, also known as the Seven Weeks War, was from June 8th, 1866 to July 26th, 1866. Austria, aided by Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover and some smaller German states, and Prussia, with the support of Italy declared war on each other. It was started by Otto von Bismarck, a German statesman, to push Austria out of the German Confederation. He did this against the wishes of his king. Bismarck wanted the German unification under Prussian control. Prior to this though,…

Poland. Before giving my decision I leave you with these words, sine qua non, “if you want peace, prepare for war”. (Ghervas) Every paper was unique, to their understanding of this project. Because of that, I ranked the countries based off the strength of their paper’s, and their persuasiveness. After reading all five papers, I ranked them as such: Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, France. Britain won the this round because they found their argument and supported it without any fluff. What I…

Ruth Kluger was born in Vienna, Austria in 1931. She was a Jewish women who experienced the Holocaust with her family. When Hitler came into power she was still a young girl. Hitler invaded Austria and forced everyone of Jewish descent into concentration camps. Kluger and her family were just one of many Jewish families to not only be torn a apart but also endure the horrific events of the Holocaust. Kluger was able to eventually escape from Hitler 's power and she wrote Still Alive. The…

Hungary Sam Richardson The Country of Hungary (also known as the Hungarian Republic) is located in east central Europe. The country borders Austria, Slovakia, Serbia and Romani. The country was incarnated in 1848 when they declared independence. The country’s capital is Budapest, that city itself has about 2 million inhabitants. In Hungary there are 19 counties, 169 towns and 2,914 villages. It has a fairly average climate year round, with influence from Atlantic and the Mediterranean.…

out between Austria and Prussia, heir to the throne is assassinated and various ethnic groups break up declaring the independence they’d yearned for, thus establishing a republic. “The Habsburgs reached the zenith of power before the end of the 16th century: the duchy of Milan, annexed by Charles V in 1535, was assigned by his son, the future Philip II of Spain, in 1540; Philip II, conquered Portugal in 1580; and the Spanish dominions in America were over expanding. There were, however, three…

in this paper i'll be talking about the different culutral aspects of Slovenia. Slovenia was founded in 29 October 1918 by astablishing the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs breaks off all relations with Austria-Hungary and proclaims a short-lived State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. Slovenia joins a new state with an independent State authority. The state is not recognized internationally. Slovenia was occupied by many countries and was refused to be seen as independent state until just…