The greatest fear of the rulers of the Austria-Hungarian Empire was that A)They would not be able to carve out colonies in Africa. B)Their empire would be destroyed by nationalist forces. C)Their empire would be invaded and taken over by Germany. D)They would not have enough people to form an army.
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Answer: B) Their empire would be destroyed by nationalist forces.
The Austria-Hungarian Empire, also known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Dual Monarchy, encompassed a diverse range of ethnic groups. With major groups including Germans, Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, Serbs, Croats, and many others, ethnic and nationalist tensions were a significant internal issue. Many of these groups harbored ambitions for greater autonomy or independence, and nationalist movements within the empire sought to redefine the nations' boundaries or establish their own nation-states. The leaders feared that these nationalist aspirations could lead to the empire's disintegration, which eventually became one of the factors contributing to the empire's downfall after World War I.