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The
First Republic of Austria
The
First Republic of Austria was proclaimed on the 12th
of November, 1918. It lasted until shortly before the
2nd World War. The first republic was a very
hard time.
There
was poverty, mass unemployment and hunger.
Things were very bad and in 1934 there was a short civil war.
But,
the First Republic was not only bad. In the 1920s and 1930s very
many schools, hospitals and good social housing projects were
built.
The
First Republic was hard! But, the Second Republic is perfect.
Austria is now one of the nicest and happiest countries in the world!
Vocabulary
apartment
- Wohnung
civil
war – Bürgerkrieg
hunger
- Hunger
lasted
- Dauerte (last/lasted/lasted)
poverty
– Armut
proclaimed
- ausgerufen
(proclaim/proclaimed/proclaimed)
shortly before - kurz
vorher
social
housing projects - Gemeindebauten
still
is - noch immer
unemployment
– Arbeitslos
were built – wurde
gebaut
world
war – Weltkrieg
Questions
and Points
When
was the First Republic proclaimed?
For
how long did it last?
Why
were the people unhappy?
What
was built in the 1920s and 1930s?
Why
was life hard in the First Republic of Austria?
Why
is life easy now?
