HISTORY OF THE MAGYARS Abby Grandinetti 3 rd period History of the Magyars Abby Grandinetti 3 rd Period
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HISTORY OF THE MAGYARS
Abby Grandinetti3rd period
History of the Magyars
Abby Grandinetti 3rd Period
THE MAGYARS Name for the people of Hungary Ethnic group native to the Carpathian
Basin Their goal is preserve Hungarian
language, culture, and tradition Throughout history, they have
protested for their own independent nation separating them from the Austrians, Ottomans, and other invading forces.
PICTURE OF THE MAGYARS ENTERING THE CARPATHIAN BASIN
EARLY HISTORY 955- Magyars, then a powerful, nomad group,
were defeated by the German king, Otto I After their defeat, the Magyars traveled back
to Hungary to permanently settle 1000- Stephen, leader of the Magyars, asked
pope Sylvester II to baptize him and crown him King of Hungary. He believed this would protect his kingdom from
invasion and unite his people through a common religion.
EARLY HISTORY CONT’D 1003- Another Magyar claimed rule of
Transylvania, but he was quickly put down by Stephen who added Transylvania to his kingdom Transylvania became an area largely populated by
the Magyars 1030- German emperor Conrad II attacked
Western Hungary, but they were quickly defeated by King Stephen.
1038- King Stephen I of Hungary died The Magyars later canonized him as a saint
KING STEPHEN I OF HUNGARY
MEDIEVAL/ RENAISSANCE HUNGARY 1241- Invaded by the Mongols Late 15th Century- A time of political
unrest and instability due to fights over who had the power to rule.
One popular king of the time was King Mathias. Mathias was and is still considered one of Hungary’s most popular rulers.
PARTITIONED HUNGARY 1526-1699 Partitioned by the Hapsburgs and the Ottomans
after their defeat at the Battle of Mohacs (1526) 1701-1711 Ultimately the Austrian Hapsburgs took control,
but Hungary resisted and fought in a War of Independence from 1701-1711
However, Austria kept control and began to exploit and oppress the Hungarians in their own country
REVOLUTIONS OF 1848- IN HUNGARY Revolutions began in Vienna, Austria
and broke out in Hungary a few days later. The Hungarians demanded an elected parliament responsible to a national government. This demand and other reforms were included in the April Laws to create what became the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary.
FLAG TO SYMBOLIZE THE DUAL MONARCHY
THE MAGYARS IN WWI Austria-Hungary was greatly affected by the
assassination of Francis Ferdinand because he was the heir to the throne.
Eventually, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia July 28th, 1914
Austria-Hungary was closely tied to Germany in alliances such as the Three Emperors Alliance and the Dual Alliance
Austria- Hungary’s main purpose of the war was to gain territory in the Balkan region
MAP
WORLD WAR I PROPAGANDA
TREATY OF TRIANON Peace treaty signed at the conclusion of WWI
that established the borders of Hungary In this treaty, Hungary lost nearly ¾ of their
land and many Magyars were forced to live outside of their native Hungary.
Many Magyars believe that this treaty was created because other European powers felt threatened by the strong nationalism and power that the Magyars possessed.
TREATY OF TRIANON
WORLD WAR II Hungary was forced to enter the war after an unprovoked
attack by the Soviets in 1940 1944- Invaded by the Nazis and the Soviets From 1944-1945 more than 500,000 Hungarian Jews were
transferred to Auschwitz 1948- Communist Regime imposed in Hungary by Soviets 1956- Hungarian Nationalist uprising is crushed by the
Soviets Eventually Hungary was able to slowly transfer itself into a
democratic regime, however the effects of communism burdened the country for many years to come. Hungary is still saddled with debt from their occupation by the
Soviets
WWII MAP OF HUNGARY
POST COMMUNISM Post-communism struggled, but
eventually got back on track. They joined NATO in 1999 and the EU in
2004 They are currently practicing a
successful Democratic regime with an elected parliament.
COUNTRIES IN NATO
Hungary
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