WORLD HISTORY

NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What statement best describes the Austria-Hungarian Empire in 1914?
A
Austria and Hungary were in armed conflict with each other.
B
Austria-Hungary was a united, cohesive empire at the height of its power.
C
The Austrian Empire was the leader of the German confederation as well as a multi-ethnic empire.
D
Austria and Hungary were ruled in a dual monarchy with some self rule, while unrest built in other people groups in the empire.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1914 Austria-Hungary was Europe’s second largest state (after Russia) with its third largest population (after Russia and Germany).

Detailed explanation-2: -’The Habsburg Empire that ruled over Austria-Hungary was a patchwork of many different regions and peoples’. The Habsburg empire is the unofficial term used by many people to refer to the central European monarchy that ruled over a collection of lands from the 13th century to 1918.

Detailed explanation-3: -The dissolution of Austria-Hungary was a major geopolitical event that occurred as a result of the growth of internal social contradictions and the separation of different parts of Austria-Hungary. The reason for the collapse of the state was World War I, the 1918 crop failure and the economic crisis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918.

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