Coat of arms of Austria

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the official designation?Wappen der Republik Österreich
2. What is the first formal adoption?1919 (as Republic of German-Austria)
3. What does the eagle on Austria's coat of arms look like?It is a single-headed eagle with broken chains around its wings, showing freedom and strength.
4. Why are there broken chains on the eagle?The broken chains show that Austria is free again after World War II and that it has overcome oppression.

Blazon: A heraldic description of a coat of arms, specifying its elements and their arrangement.
Codification: The process of arranging laws or rules into a systematic code.
Sovereignty: Supreme power or authority; the authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
Corporatism: A political system where organized interest groups (like businesses and labor unions) are integrated into the state.