History I
From the Dawn of History to a Border Province
Rule of the Babenbergs
600 Years of Habsburg Rule
History II
The Unloved Democracy of the Inter-War Period
The Dark years of World war II
A Free Country in Europe
History
Today's Republic of Austria is a small state, whose origins can be traced far back into history. Populated since prehistoric times, Austria's location in the heart of Europe means that it has had its share of the continent's historical developments. It evolved from a border region into a powerful empire and multiracial state, which collapsed at the end of the First World War. In 1918, the small, newly-proclaimed Republic of Austria had at first to come to terms with its European environment. Austria emerged from the Second World War and the sufferings associated with it as a state that feels secure in its existence and which plays a decisive role in Europe.
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