History

Former Nazis are allowed to participate in the general election.

Denazification laws are passed.

Soviet troops liberated Vienna

Austria is incorporated into Germany by Hitler, marking the " Anschluss."

The government crushes a Socialist uprising, and Nazi conspirators are imprisoned in July, leading to an attempted Nazi coup

The Central Powers (Austria-Hungary, the German Reich, and the allied Ottoman Empire) are defeated, ending the Hapsburg empire

Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, is assassinated in Sarajevo, sparking the start of World War I

Klemens Metternich, the Foreign Minister, becomes the leading figure in Austrian politics after Napoleon's defeat

The Habsburgs begin ruling the Duchy of Austria, which is part of the Holy Roman Empire's elective Kingdom of Germany