HY 357 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: South Slavs
19 Oct 2016
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The austro-hungarian home front: administrative weakness worsens economic weakness, hungary versus austria. Same problems that germany has but they are worse. Franz joseph: died of dec 1916 he was ruler. Same guy be emperor for long time. Estavon tiva (prime minister of hungary) wants equality between. Take german economic weakness, worsen it and blah blah. 57% of copper that they needed during the war. Other industries collapsed: the problems of the workers. By 1917: average work week was 110 hours. After work you go down to the pub. Eat, drink with friends before you go home. Vienna, major went into private fortune and bought up all bulk food, Cost of living went up 225% but wages only went up 50% in. Workers wages had to be doubled but still didn"t keep up with. Can"t do that month to month because it is long war: food and it"s absence. Slaughter first 10,000 horses to feed population.
