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| 1874 |
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| Legislation provided some government control of the church as well as limited supervision of church funds but fell short of achieving equality among religions. | 1 |
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| 1878, June–July |
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| The Austrian government was given the right to occupy Bosnia and Herzegovina, which were under the administration of the Ministry of Common Finance. | 2 |
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| 1879–88 |
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| Foreign policy. Austria allied itself with Germany (Oct. 7, 1879) and joined the Three Emperors' Alliance (June 18, 1881) and the Triple Alliance (May 20, 1882). The Three Emperors' Alliance not renewed (1887) because of tension with Russia over the Bulgarian problem. Mediterranean agreements with Britain and Italy were concluded (1887). | 3 |
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| 1882, Sept |
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| The Linz Program, drawn up by left-wing Liberals, sought to unify all German-speaking Austrian lands and helped foster the Pan-German movement in Austria. Although the Linz Program did not include anti-Semitic sentiments, the Pan-German movement soon became identified with anti-Semitism. | 4 |
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| 1883–89 |
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| Social reforms shortened the workday and provided accident and other types of insurance, but socialism was repressed vehemently. | 5 |
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| 1888–89 |
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| Hainfield Congress established the platform of the Socialist Party, demanding syndicalism, trade unionism, and cooperative movements. | 6 |
| The Young Czechs, in existence since the mid-1860s, were also gaining ground. They represented middle-class interests and opposed the partition of Bohemia. | 7 |
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| 1889, Jan. 30 |
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| Suicide of the emperor's son Archduke Rudolf put Archduke Francis Ferdinand in line for the throne. | 8 |
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| 1896, May 28 |
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| Electoral reform extended the franchise on the basis of tax status but also created a pluralistic system. A graduated income tax system was also introduced. | 9 |
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| 1897, April 5 |
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| The Badeni Language Ordinances established parity between German and the local language in a district. | 10 |
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| April |
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| The Austro-Russian Agreement maintained the status quo in the Balkans. | 11 |
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