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May 26, 2024 · On June 28, 1914, the shots that rang out in Sarajevo, capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia and Herzegovina, would reverberate around the world.
6 days ago · Although the city’s roots date to Roman times and even earlier, modern Budapest is essentially an outgrowth of the 19th-century empire of Austria-Hungary, when Hungary was three times larger than the present country.
- László Péter
3 days ago · Bratislava Castle and Old Town, Bratislava, Slovakia. The city is dominated by its enormous castle, which stands on a plateau 300 feet (100 metres) above the Danube. The castle was the residence of the Austrian royal family until it was destroyed by fire in 1811; it has since been largely restored.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 28, 2024 · In 1914, on the eve of the First World War, there were two major blocs in Europe: the Triple Entente formed by France, Britain, and Russia and the Triple Alliance formed by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
1 day ago · This map illustrates European borders prior to the start of WWI in 1914 with black lines and new states formed by the First World War in red. As the map illustrates, a number of states became independent from Tsarist Russia. What new states were these?
3 days ago · The Ottoman Empire lost nearly all of its territory in Europe. Austria-Hungary, although not a combatant, was weakened, as a much-enlarged Kingdom of Serbia pushed for union of all South Slavs. The Balkan Wars in 1912–1913 increased international tension between Russia and Austria-Hungary.
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May 31, 2024 · The psychological offensives launched by Austria-Hungary against Russia, Serbia and Italy in 1917 are completely absent from the historiography in any language. Chapters 3 and 4 of the book go far in filling this omission and deserve to be highlighted.
