The World of
the Habsburgs

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1914
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Josef Engelhart: Vienna in 1918, painting

The shortages towards the end of the war led to the impoverishment of large parts of the population.

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    The situation in the hinterland

    In the fourth year of the war there was a widespread feeling of ‘burn-out’ in the Habsburg Monarchy, with the supply situation in a catastrophic state and the mood of the general population one of war-weariness and frustration. The initial euphoria was now long forgotten.