... for their country. Finally the Magyarization, which was part of a national movement and spontaneous demographic development at the same time, has to be taken into account in so far that it touches the different nationalities which were living in Hungary besides the Magyars and which played a big role in the Hungarian national ideologies of the 19th century. The following essay will briefly describe these important national momentums of Hungarian history and will discuss their impacts on and meaning for the development towards the independence of Hungary. 1) The war of independence under Rákóczi The final liberation from the Turkish occupation at the end of the 17th century did not mean real freedom nor satisfaction to the Hungarian nation. Hungary came under the rule of the Austrian house of the Habsburgs. Out of gratitude for their great military support during the wars against the Turks, the Hungarian diet ...

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