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Modern Vienna

Two decades of struggle between the left and right
political parties followed World War I, ending with the
union of Austria with Germany – the Anschluss – in 1938.
After World War II Vienna was split among the Allies until
1955, when Austria regained its independence.

1929 Ludwig Wittgenstein,
a prominent member of
the Vienna circle, leaves 1988 Irmgard
Vienna for England Seefried, star of
the Vienna Opera
House, dies
1986 The
controversial Kurt 1989 Death of Empress Zita, the last Habsburg to have ruled Austria
Waldheim elected
president; Franz
1955 Reopening of Opera Vranitzky elected
House and Burgtheater Chancellor
1979 East-West 1979 East-West
1927 Workers, angered summit held summit held
by deaths of bystanders between Leonid between Leonid 1983
during political violence, Brezhnev and Brezhnev and Pope 2010 Red Vienna loses
storm the Palace of Justice Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter John absolute majority –
1951 The First coalition with Green Party
Festival of Vienna 1967 UN Industrial 1978 U-Bahn 1978 U-Bahn Paul
visits
1922 Karl Kraus Development system openedsystem opened Vienna 2015 Vienna
publishes his 1944 Allied Organization (UNIDO) 1992 Fire in the Hofburg Palace celebrates 150
immense drama bombing of Vienna comes to Vienna 1970–83 Socialist 1970–83 Socialist years of the
The Last Days of begins Bruno Kreisky is Bruno Kreisky is 2008 Football European Cup Ringstrasse
Mankind ChancellorChancellor
1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
1970
1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
1970
1922 Death in Madeira
of exiled Karl I, last 1939 Death of 1945 World War II ends. 2006 Mozart Year 2015 Eurovision
Habsburg emperor novelist The second Austrian commemorated; 250 Song Contest is
1920–34 Socialism prevails in Joseph Roth republic is declared, years since Mozart’s birth held in Vienna
but Vienna remains
so-called “Red Vienna”, despite divided among the
conservative Catholic rule in Austria four Allied powers 2008 Politician Jörg 2011 Dignitaries from around
Haider dies in car crash the world attend the funeral
1985
1918–20 Severe food shortages and an Hundertwasser- of the “last emperor”, Otto von
influenza epidemic afflict the Viennese 1995 Austria joins the Habsburg, who died aged 98
haus by
1955 On 15 May Friedensreich European Union
the Austrian State Hundertwasser 2009 Haydn Year
1933 Chancellor Dollfuss dissolves
parliament and forms a Fascist Treaty brings to an 1961 John F completed
regime, but refuses to end the Allied Kennedy meets
accommodate Hitler occupation. Nikita Khrushchev
Austria granted at East-West 1989 Velvet Revolution in
1934 Street fighting in Vienna independence summit in Vienna Czechoslovakia heralds
between Socialists and government 1938 Chancellor Schuschnigg and declares itself Austria’s growing economic
troops; Socialists banned. Murder of resigns. Hitler enters Vienna to be permanently influence in the new
Chancellor Dollfuss by the Nazis and pronounces Anschluss neutral democratic central Europe.
Completion of Hans Hollein’s
Haas-Haus in Stephansplatz
1957 Atomic Energy
Agency located in Vienna
1979 UNO-City opened
1959 Ernst Fuchs and Arik Brauer
establish the school of fantastic realism

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