A look at the invention of radio, the first step on the road to modern electronics and modern mass media, a revolution in information, news, and entertainment.

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Fanfare

Opening Theme

Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Composed in 1808 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Public domain.
Public domain recording. Source.

Morse code sound effect created by Wikipedia user Horsten, and used pursuant to a Creative Commons license. Details.

Edison Phonograph advertisement is public domain and/or fair use. Source.

Recording of Kaiser Franz Josef is public domain. Source.

Closing Theme

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Austria-Hungary makes a bid for relevance in the twentieth century by annexing Bosnia and Herzegovina, but in so doing, shakes things up in Europe.

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An der schönen blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube)
Composed in 1866 by Johann Strauss II. Public domain.
Recording used pursuant to a Creative Commons license. Details.

Strauss Waltz Medley
Arranged and performed by the United States Air Force Band Strolling Strings. Public domain. Source.

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Austria-Hungary was known as “the prison of nations,” owing to its incorporation of many ethnic groups that would have preferred to be part of their own states. Vienna was a hotbed of anti-Semitism, but also an important cultural center.

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Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
Composed in 1869 by Johannes Brahms. Public domain.
Performed by the Fulda Symphonic Orchestra, and used pursuant to an EFF Open Audio License. Details.

Carnival Overture
Composed in 1891 by Antonín Dvořák. Public domain.
Performed by the United States Marine Band. Public domain. Source.

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World”
Composed in 1893 by Antonín Dvořák. Public domain.
Performed by the Dupage Symphony Orchestra. Recording used pursuant to a Creative Commons license. Details.

Symphony No. 5
Composed in 1902 by Gustav Mahler. Public domain.
Performed by the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra, Jason Weinberger conducting. Recording used pursuant to a Creative Commons license. Details.

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Austria-Hungary, an unwieldy confederation of ethnic groups (see map) struggles to hold itself together and remain relevant in an age of rising nationalism.

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Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Composed in 1778 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Public domain.
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Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods)
Composed in 1868 by Johann Strauss II. Public domain.
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An der schönen blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube)
Composed in 1866 by Johann Strauss II. Public domain.
Recording used pursuant to a Creative Commons license. Details.

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