Austroslavism

Austroslavism is a big, grown-up word that describes an idea that people had a long time ago. The people who came up with the idea thought that different groups of people who lived in a big country called Austria-Hungary should work together better. These groups of people were called Slavs, and they spoke different languages and had different cultures.

The people who liked the idea of Austroslavism thought that everyone in Austria-Hungary should be equal, no matter what language they spoke or what culture they came from. They thought that the Slavic groups should have more power and be able to make more decisions in the country. They also thought that everyone should learn more about each other's languages and cultures so they could all get along better.

But even though some people really liked this idea, not everyone agreed. Some people thought that everyone should just stick to their own language and culture and not try to work together so much. So the idea of Austroslavism wasn't always popular, and it didn't always work out the way people wanted.