Vienna 525

Seegurken

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August 21st 2008
Thursday, 8/21 In class we discussed the fall of the Habsburgs. WWI was the end of the Austrian Monarchy, and the later leaders of Austria were of various Socialist affiliations. We discussed the reparations placed on Austria, and I can't seem to wrap my mind around the rationality behind doing that. Maybe I don't understand our current war with Iraq, but it does not appear to me that when the ... read more

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Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'... ... read more