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The First Republic of Austria

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The First Republic of Austria was proclaimed on the 12^th of November, 1918. It lasted until shortly before the 2^nd World War. This 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

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Why was life hard in the First Republic of Austria?

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