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  *#, the capital of Austria, is also its largest city*; it *is* located *on the [ river*.                                                                        Vienna                                                 Salzburg                                               Budapest                                               Innsbruck                                              Danube                                                 Volga                                                  Seine                                                  Rhine                                                   	  From 1600 to 1914, *Austria* was a large *empire in # and included* Austria, Hungary, and *parts of [*.                                                         central Europe                                         eastern Europe                                         northern Africa                                        the Iberian peninsula                                  Czechoslovakia, Poland and Italy                       Russia, Turkey, and Afghanistan                        the former Yugoslavia, Greece, and Switzerland         Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia                            With *almost half of Austria usable for farming and with* the use of *#*, Austria *produces [*.                                                                 scientific farming methods                             organic fertilizers                                    Japanese tractors                                      synthetic food factories                               almost all of its own food                             most of the world's beef                               award winning squash                                   exotic herbs for export                                   The old *Austro-Hungarian empire* (1850-1918) was *headed by #*, whose *authority* was somewhat *limited in the Austrian half by [*.                            a powerful king                                        a Fascist dictator                                     an elected president                                   the King of France                                     a parliament                                           corrupt officials                                      a strong independence movement                         ineffective leadership                                  
  Occupying a *central position in # Europe, Austria* touches on the *borders* of *[ nations*.                                                                    central-eastern                                        northern                                               southern                                               northwestern                                           seven                                                  four                                                   twelve                                                 eight                                                   	  Prior to WWI (1900-1914) *Austria* was a key *member of the #*, a military alliance *including [, and Austria-Hungary*.                                         Triple Alliance                                        European Economic Community                            League of Nations                                      Mutual Defense Group                                   Germany, Italy                                         Turkey, Germany                                        Russia, the former Yugoslavia                          England, France                                           In 1900, *#*, the capital of Austria-Hungary and a cultural capital of Europe, was *home to Sigmund Freud and the composer [*.                                  Vienna                                                 Linz                                                   Innsbruck                                              Salzburg                                               Johann Strauss                                         Ludvig Van Beethoven                                   Leonard Bernstein                                      Johann Sebastian Bach                                     An old *problem for the Austrian king was the control of various # -- [ -- who wanted*, and still want, *nationhood*.                                           national minorities                                    special interest groups                                foreign invaders                                       political action committees                            Czechs, Slovaks, Croats                                Serbs and Bosnians                                     Armenians, Afghans, and Pakistanis                     Poles, Hungarians, and Georgians                          Although *Austria has* extensive *# facilities, they must import most of their [*, as there are few local deposits of petroleum.                                hydroelectric                                          nuclear                                                coal and gas powered                                   solar                                                  oil                                                    plastics                                               food                                                   industrial material                                     	  *Austria's defeat in WWI* (1918) *brought* about the break-up of the old [ Empire and an *end to #*.                                                            the Austrian monarchy                                  cheap imports                                          Austrian independence                                  the League of Nations                                  Austro-Hungarian                                       Ming                                                   Danish                                                 German                                                    Although weakened by internal divisions, *Austria enjoyed a brief period of # from 1918 until the [ took over in 1938*.                                         democratic government                                  increased government spending                          military rebuilding                                    good foriegn trade                                     Nazis                                                  Serbs                                                  Croats                                                 Secret Police                                           
  The *people of Austria are primarily ethnic Germans who speak #,* although* there are [ minorities in the south and east*.                                      High German                                            Platdeutch                                             Austrian                                               Serbo-croatian                                         Slavic                                                 Serbian                                                Czech                                                  Bosnian                                                 	  *Rebuilding Austria after WWII was difficult because* the *Soviets took* *#* back to the Soviet Union.                                                          much of the undamaged industrial machinery             much of the farming equipment                          many of the best scientists                            the well educated labor force                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         *Austria* today is highly *industrialized; less than [* of their labor force *#*.                                                                               is involved in farming                                 is not replaced by computers                           work in factories                                      live in the cities                                     10%                                                    2%                                                     65%                                                    20%                                                       Although *not currently part of the #, Austria has applied for membership*, and* has close [ ties with other members*.                                          European Community                                     United Nations                                         Warsaw Pact                                            Central European Musicians' Guild                      economic                                               political                                              religious                                              broadcast                                               	  As late as the *pre-WWI era* (1900-1914) the *Austrian empire* was still *trying to acquire [ in* what is now *#*.                                              Serbia and Croatia                                     Greece                                                 Poland and Hungary                                     Russia                                                 land                                                   wheat                                                  rice                                                   petroleum                                                 *Due to Austria's # and cities* and their excellent ski resorts, *tourism is an important source of income*.                                                    famous historical sites                                health spas                                            four star restaurants                                  sunny beaches                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         *# include Haydn, [, Bruckner, Schubert, and Mahler.*                                                                                                           Famous Austrian composers                              Famous Austrian soldiers                               Austrian clothing designers                            Austrian dog breeds                                    Mozart                                                 Pachelbel                                              Horowitz                                               Irving Berlin                                           
  *Austria has* a good assortment of *#, such as iron, and* is able to harness its fast flowing rivers for *[*.                                                   natural resources                                      recyclable waste                                       scrap metal                                            home appliances                                        hydroelectric power                                    white water rafting                                    salmon spawning                                        fish farms                                              	  *WWI began in 1914 when the heir to the Austrian throne, #*, was *assassinated in* the Bosnian capital of *[*.                                                  Francis Ferdinand                                      Sigmund Freud                                          Johann Strauss                                         Adolph Hammershild                                     Sarajevo                                               Vienna                                                 Zagreb                                                 Slovak                                                    The *[ dynasty ruled* over Austria for *#*.                                                                                                                     640 years                                              their health                                           less than a year                                       1020 years                                             Habsburg                                               English                                                Ming                                                   Peking                                                  	  The romantic medieval town of *Krems* is *famous as* the *site of* the *[ of #*.                                                                                Richard the Lion-Hearted                               Jack the Ripper                                        Hannibal the Cannibal                                  stray dogs                                             imprisonment                                           wedding                                                death                                                  execution                                                 *#* are *one of* the *chief crops* in Austria.                                                                                                                  Beets                                                  Bananas                                                Noodles                                                Spices                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	  The *outbreak of WWI occurred* in 1914 *when Austria declared war on #, charging they had [*, and Russia supported Serbia.                                      Serbia                                                 Germany                                                France                                                 Russia                                                 killed an Austrian prince                              attacked Italy                                         set up unfair trade tariffs                            sent spies to Germany                                     *[* is *spoken by 99% of* the *Austrian population;* *#* is the *most popular second language*.                                                                 English                                                Latin                                                  Slang                                                  French                                                 German                                                 Austrian                                               Latin                                                  Slang                                                   
  *As of the beginning of 1992, Austria shared her western border with #*, and her *northern border with [ and Czechoslovakia*.                                   Switzerland                                            the former Yugoslavia                                  Greece                                                 France                                                 Germany                                                Hungary                                                Italy                                                  Romania                                                 	  *Despite* their *alliance with #, Austria fared poorly in WWI* (1914- 1918), was badly *hurt by a military [*, and was *ultimately defeated*.                   Germany                                                Russia                                                 France                                                 Bosnia                                                 blockade                                               boondoggle                                             bomb attack                                            upheaval                                                  *Austrians* have been *cultivating grapes for #* since pre-historic times*.                                                                                     wine production                                        jelly making                                           their gardens                                          a food source                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  *Because of its mountainous location, much of Austria has # climate* and is typically *[*.                                                                      an Alpine                                              a dry windy                                            a moderate                                             a rainy                                                snow covered much of the winter                        foggy in the fall                                      dry in the winter and summer                           hot and humid                                           	  *Because of its changed status from # to nation, the political borders of Austria have [*, changing dramatically *in the 20th century*.                         empire                                                 colony                                                 city-state                                             kingdom                                                shrunk                                                 remained the same                                      expanded                                               moved eastward                                            *One of Austria's best economic assets is its #*, although in recent years they have imported unskilled labor from southern Europe.                             well-educated labor force                              vast natural resources                                 cheap energy supply                                    diamond mines                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  *As of the beginning of 1992, Austrian shared her southern border with #*, and her *eastern border with [*.                                                     Italy and the former Yugoslavia                        Greece                                                 Romania and Russia                                     France and Switzerland                                 Hungary                                                Czechoslovakia                                         Russia and Poland                                      Germany                                                 	  *Because of* its *sensitive location between* the former *# and* the *non-communist states of Western Europe, Austria has been [* in modern times (1945-1992).  Soviet Union                                           Ottoman Empire                                         Habsburg Dynasty                                       nationalist factions                                   a neutral nation                                       occupied by many foreign armies                        an important trade link                                ignored by the European Community                         A careful program of *# allowed Austria* to develop an *important lumber industry*.                                                                             conservation and reforestation                         heavy fertilizing                                      sawmill construction                                   expanded logging                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  *Most of Austria lies in the mountains of the #; less than 10%* is *level plains*.                                                                              Alps                                                   Pyrenees                                               Himalayas                                              Apennines                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	  *Despite continuing post-war [ interest in Austria (1945-1955), the country set up a #*, and the *allied occupation ended in 1955*.                             democratic government                                  revolutionary underground                              communist dictatorship                                 trade agreement with the west                          Soviet                                                 French                                                 German                                                 the former Yugoslavian                                    The *Austrian #* has been an *important*, constructive *influence in modern Austria* (1945-1992), and is *committed to [*.                                      Socialist Party                                        Communist Party                                        Monarchists                                            Bundesrat                                              democratic government                                  violent revolution                                     global communism                                       a market economy                                        
  *Austria's only navigable river is the #*, which provides it with *a commercial waterway through eastern Europe to the [*.                                      Danube                                                 Volga                                                  Reine                                                  Nile                                                   Black Sea                                              Mediterranean Sea                                      North Sea                                              Atlantic Ocean                                          	  *Austria's occupation by # (1918) brought her into* the destruction of *WWII, which ended with Soviet and [ occupation*.                                        Germany                                                France                                                 Italy                                                  the USSR                                               English-American                                       French                                                 Italian-American                                       German                                                  
  The *mountains of Austria have a warm, dry wind, called the #,* which *permits [ at higher* than average *elevations*.                                          foehn                                                  el nino                                                mariah                                                 windig                                                 farming                                                skiing                                                 mountain climbing                                      bob-sledding                                              The *break-up of the # created economic problems* for Austria *because it [*.                                                                                   Austro-Hungarian empire                                League of Nations                                      Triple-Alliance                                        Ottoman Empire                                         lost control of food producing areas                   lost trade agreements with other countries             no longer received foreign aid from Germany            spent all their money on new maps                        *St. Stephen's Cathedral* in Vienna *features* a Gothic tower and Baroque altars and *#* in the north tower *that leads to* the cathedral's giant *[*.          an elevator                                            a secret staircase                                     a rope                                                 a neon arrow                                           Pummerin bell                                          display of relics                                      butterfly collection                                   bell ringer                                              The *crown jewels* are *kept in* the *# in Vienna*.                                                                                                             Treasury                                               city vault                                             state refrigerator                                     Taj Mahal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The *# in Vienna* was *built by* the famous Viennese architect, *[*.                                                                                            National Library                                       Leaning Tower of Pisa                                  Eiffel Tower                                           Empire State Building                                  Fischer von Erlach                                     Adolf Hitler                                           John Wayne                                             Wayne Newton                                             *#, in Vienna*, has been *home to Austria's rulers since* the *13th century.  [ sings* Mass *there* on Sunday mornings.                                         Hofburg                                                The Taj Mahal                                          1500 Pennsylvania Avenue                               The Kremlin                                            The Vienna Boy's Choir                                 An Elvis look-alike                                    A gondolier                                            The Pope                                                  *Graben*, a *street* of fashionable shops *in Vienna, features #*.                                                                                              the Pillar of the Plague                               designer fashions                                      live mannequins                                        great sales                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The *#* perform to music *at* the *Spanish Riding School in Vienna*.                                                                                            Lipizzaner horses                                      circus clowns                                          trained seals                                          Bolshoi Ballet                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The *Museum of Fine Arts in Vienna has* a broad spectrum of Western European art, with an *Egyptology section including #*.                                     mummified crocodiles                                   miniature pyramids                                     the Taj Mahal                                          Cleopatra's barge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The *# used [ in Vienna as* their *summer residence*.  It is a good example of the Rococo style of architecture popular in the 18th century.                    Habsburgs                                              Austrian soldiers                                      Beatles                                                Austrian school teachers                               Schonbrunn Palace                                      their recreational vehicle                             a time-share condominium                               the Eiffel Tower                                         *#*, the great composer, *wrote many* of his *works at Figarohaus*, which is now *a museum in Vienna*.  In fact, this is *where he wrote [*.                    Mozart                                                 George Washington                                      Harpo Marx                                             Liberace                                               The Marriage of Figaro                                 his memoirs                                            letters to friends                                     The Declaration of Independence                           The *# in Graz contains [ weapons* of all kinds.                                                                                                                Arsenal                                                art museum                                             palace                                                 police station                                         29,000                                                 2,900                                                  59,000                                                 19,000                                                   The *# Games* were held *in [ in 1964 and 1976*.                                                                                                                Winter Olympic                                         Goodwill                                               Soccer                                                 American Football League                               Innsbruck                                              a tent                                                 a medieval town                                        Baden                                                    The *# in Innsbruck* was *erected* in 1765 to *celebrate [*.                                                                                                    Triumphal Arch                                         Eiffel Tower                                           Tower of London                                        Winter Olympic ski jump                                a Habsburg wedding                                     New Year's Eve                                         a Napoleonic victory                                   the American Revolution                                  The *Court Church in Innsbruck features* the *tomb of #*.  It is *surrounded by 28 [*.                                                                          Maximilian, the Emperor                                the Unknown Soldier                                    Egyptian mummies                                       Frederick the Great                                    bronze statues of his ancestors                        cedar trees                                            Swiss guards                                           Rottweilers                                              A collection of *peasant costumes and # interiors and furniture* is featured *in the Museum of Popular Arts in Innsbruck*.                                      Tyrolean                                               broken-down                                            bug-infested                                           miniature                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            *# in Linz* was *built by [* in the 8th century.                                                                                                                St. Martin's Church                                    A model railroad                                       The Eiffel Tower                                       The Matterhorn                                         Charlemagne                                            union labor                                            Egyptian slaves                                        Junior Achievers                                       
  *Mozart's # in Salzburg* is now *a museum*.                                                                                                                     birthplace                                             grocery store                                          garage                                                 tomb                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  *Hohensalzburg, the archbishop's castle in Salzburg* was *built #*.                                                                                             in the 12th century                                    by carpenter ants                                      by singing nuns                                        by Egyptian slaves                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  The beautiful *# in Salzburg* are *famous for* their *statues* and the grand ceremonial staircase with lovely marble angels.                                    Mirabell gardens                                       Austrian rivers                                        museums in Vienna                                      movie theaters in Austria                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  When he was young, the famous classical composer *# conducted* many *concerts in Residenz* located in Salzburg.                                                 Mozart                                                 Don Ho                                                 Willie Nelson                                          Eisenhower                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         