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Bolshevik German Austrians Disintegration Charles 1918
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by January 1918 there were dangerous shortages, especially of food
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Prompted by the difficult food situation and inspired by the Bolshevik victory in Russia (see Russian Revolution of 1917), a strike movement developed in the Habsburg lands
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Demands for more bread and a demand for peace were combined with nationalist claims resulting in open opposition to the government
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In May 1918 a Slav national celebration in Prague demonstrated the strength of the independence movements
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Hussarek’s efforts to federalize the empire in the moment of imminent military defeat unintentionally turned out to provide the basis for the formal liquidation of the Habsburg monarchy
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The dissolution of the Habsburg monarchy was thus consummated by the end of October 1918—that is, before the war actually ended
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October 16, 1918, Charles issued a manifesto announcing the transformation of Austria into a federal union of four components: German, Czech, South Slav, and Ukrainian. The Poles were to be free to join a Polish state, and the port of Trieste was to be given a special status. The lands of the Hungarian crown were to be excepted from this program
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Burián tried for a separate peace settlement for Austria-Hungary. On October 14, 1918, he sent a note to President Wilson asking for an armistice on the basis of the Fourteen Points.
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He hoped to save the Habsburg monarchy by drawing up a federative structure. Instead, however, he found himself charged with the task of supervising the dissolution of the empire and bringing about an orderly transfer of power
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For some days, the government hoped that, in spite of the secession of the Slav areas, the Habsburg dynasty could survive in the remaining lands
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Charles adhered to the advice of Lammasch and decided to waive his rights to exercise political authority