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Bratislava Airport is within an hour's drive of Vienna (Austria), Brno (Czech Republic), Győr (Hungary), and of course Bratislava (Slovakia), making it the only airport to serve four countries

how austria-hungary caused ww1?

If Austria-Hungary had survived, their Emperor today would be an 18-year-old Austrian who was ironically named Ferdinand.

Why were the serbs angry at austria hungary?

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why was serbia mad at austria hungary?

  1. In 1889, the Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary died in a suicide pact with his teenage mistress, leaving his cousin Franz Ferdinand to be heir. His daughter would become a prominent socialist politician

  2. All Saints" Day is a public holiday in Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Chile, Croatia, France, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and in some parts of Switzerland and Germany.

  3. Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary had to endure the execution of his brother Maximilian by the Mexicans in 1867, the suicide of his son Crown Prince Rudolf in 1889, the assassination of his wife Elizabeth in 1898, and the assassination of his nephew Franz Ferdinand in 1914.

  4. Radomir Putnik, Commander in Chief of Serbia during WW1, was vacationing in Budapest when Austria-Hungary declared war upon his country. Despite being detained by the police, he was released by the Emperor's order as a gesture.

  5. The Central Alliance in World War I consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy (but Italy did not enter the war).

  6. Among the chief negotiators for the Central Powers were the following: Richard von Kühlman for Germany, Ottokar Czernin for Austria-Hungary, and Mehmed Talat for the Ottoman Empire.

  7. About Archduke Karl Albrecht of Austria. Raised a Habsburg prince in Austria-Hungary, spoke Polish and German, after the Empire fell moved to Poland, and among other things: fought in WWII for Poland; captured and tortured by the SS; sent to a concentration camp; always remained Polish patriot

  8. The close ties he developed with Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire meant that Germany would play the central role in the Central Powers during World War I.

  9. The Danube River flows through or along 10 countries including Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, and Romania.

  10. Erwin Chargaff was born in Czernowitz in Austria-Hungary, now Chernivitsi, Ukraine.

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What does the map indicate about the effect of nationalism in austria-hungary?

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austria hungary fact data chart about Populations of Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Switzerl
Populations of Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Switzerland over time in Tenthousands

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Population of Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Switzerland in Ten thousands over the Years

Why austria hungary declared war on serbia?

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The The Black-Yellow Alliance, an Austrian political party which advocates to reestablish the Austrian Monarchy, and unite Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia.

The first tank was designed in 1911 by an Austro-Hungarian and based on American farm tractors. Neither Austria-Hungary or Germany showed interest. - source

He was a consultant in talks with Romania and Austria-Hungary about the protection of the riverine fisheries.

Gavrilo Princip, the man who started World War One by assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was only 19 years old at the time of the assassination, and was sentenced to only 20 years due to being under the age of 20

Szilveszter Matuska, who bombed and derailed several passenger trains across Hungary, Germany and Austria between 1930-1931. His motivation is unclear, but it was reported that he achieved orgasm watching trains explode. - source

When austria-hungary split?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary.

How austria hungary could have survived?

The Archduke Franz Ferdinand planned to federalize Austria-Hungary into a United States of Greater Austria

Franz Ferdinand never ascended to the throne but was inspector general of all the armed forces of Austria-Hungary, which included presumed command in wartime. His assassination, along with the arms race, nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and the alliance system all contributed to WWI.

Austria-Hungary's mobilization for WW1 required all trains to run at the same speed as the slowest train on the worst railway: ~10 mph.

Selye was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary and grew up in Komarom, Hungary.

Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austria-Hungary's leading military advisor before the outbreak of WW1, called for war against Serbia at least 25 times during 1913 alone. The person advocating peace was Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

When austria-hungary declared war?

Bela Lugosi was a WWI veteran and fought for Austria-Hungary in the Eastern front

Bratislava is the only capital city that borders 2 countries(Austria and Hungary)

Austria-Hungary once occupied a small part of the city Tianjin, China

The last crown prince of Austria-Hungary died in 2011, at the age of 98. He was named the crown prince of Austria-Hungary during his father's coronation in 1916.

How did the dual monarchy of austria-hungary function?

France, Russia and Germany have all lost more soldiers during World War I than the USA during their whole history (~1,354,664 death from 1775 to 2015, including both sides of the Civil War). Also Austria-Hungary and the United Kingdom according to some high estimations.

Russia hasn’t been the first county ever banned from the Olympics. In 1920 Austria, Hungary, Germany, Turkey and Bulgaria were not invited. In 1948 after WWII Germany and Japan were left out. In 1964 South Africa had a ban that lasted nearly 30 years. And Russia sat out voluntarily in 1984.

About the 24th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, from the American Civil War, which was mostly made up of people from the Revolutions of 1848 in Germany and Austria-Hungary

George Von Trapp, from The Sound of Music, was honored by Austria-Hungary for his actions during the Boxer Rebellion.

In the summer of 1989 the Hungary border was opened, which made it easier for East Germans to escape through Hungary into Austria.

There was once a battle in China that involved an alliance between Japan, Russia, France, Germany, Italy, USA, UK and Austria-Hungary

The Motto of Austria-Hungary was "Indivisible and Inseparable", right before it was dissolved in 1918.

János Hadik, Austria-Hungary's second to last Prime Minister, ruling for only the 17 hours immediately following WWI

The motto for Austria-Hungary was 'Indivisible and Inseparable'. The territory that was once considered Austria-Hungary is presently a part of 11 countries.

When Sigmund Freud heard about the declaration of war on Serbia in July 1914 he claimed that all his libido sided with Austria-Hungary.

Modern DST was proposed twice by men who just wanted more sun during the day to do their hobbies, and was eventually adopted by Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1916 to conserve coal during wartime.

Organ donation rates are drastically higher in Austria, Hungary and France because every person is an organ donor by default. To remove yourself from being an organ donor, a person would have to go through the effort of "opting out".

Italy's national anthem refers not only to its own struggle for independence from Austria-Hungary, but also Poland's independence movement

The national motto of Austria-Hungary, before it was split into two independent states in 1918, was "Indivisible and Inseparable"

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