feb 27, 1927 - The Ausgleich of 1927

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Despite the victory in the Weltkrieg, the war revealed the Empire’s significant weaknesses and its dependence upon Germany. After the death of Emperor Karl in 1922, nationalistic tension rised, especially between Czechs and ethnic Germans. The Ausgleich negotitions in 1927 soon degenerated in quarrels and disputes between the ethnic minorities of the empire, prompting a constitutional crisis. Emperor Otto was still too young to assert his power and Austria had to face the humiliation of having to call in German mediation to resolve the deadlock. The Germans denied the Hungarian requests for greater power in the Dual Monarchy, but forced Austria to concede autonomy statutes to Bohemia and Galicia-Lodomiera and transfer the control over Ukraine (obtained at the end of the Weltkrieg) to Germany itself. Croatia remained under the control of the Hungarian Crown whereas Bosnia was put under the direct control of the Austrian Crown (previously it was a common holding of the Austrian-Hungarian Condominium).

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