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During the Great War, Austria exercised many of the same actions as the other countries did. For example, immediately after the war, women were given the right to vote. However, also like other countries the loyalty to the state started to decrease through 1916. Unrest continued throughout that year, as Austria's chief minister was assasinated in October by a Socialist, and Emperor Francis Joseph died one month later. With the loss of the emperor came a loss of unity, as the many nationalities in the Austria-Hungary region began to feel angry for their ethnicity again.

On November 3, 1918, Austria-Hungary surrendered. With their defeat, the centuries-old Habsburg dynasty was replaced by variouis republics, and Austria, along with Germany, was declared responsible for the war. In addition, Hungary ceded some land to the many disputed nationalities, and Austria also lost some land to Italy. The result of World War I was not very good for Austria-Hungary.