Industrialization of Hungary

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How industrialized could Hungary and therefore the Austro-Hungarian empire be by 1914 if the Hungarian half of the empire was not punished in the wake of 1848-9 by having industrial expansion curtailed? Perhaps the POD is that the revolt never happens, but that is unlikely given the sentiment at the time.
So, probably more likely, Franz Ferdinand is less willing to go to such extremes in punishing the Hungarians and natural industrial expansion occurs. What would the Hungarian half of the empire be like by 1914?
 

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March 13, 1848, was a very important day for Hungary. It was the day that a group of Magyar nationalists rioted in Vienna demanding for the political autonomy for Hungary from Austria. This resulted in Klemens von Metternich, the Austrian prince, resigning. In turn, Emperor Ferdinand promised Hungary a constitution, an elected parliament, and the end of censorship. The new government, led by ministers Szechenyi and Kossuth, imposed the Magyar language on all the other nationalities in Hungary. This angered many people, and uprisings followed. Austria soon took back Hungary when Tsar Nicholas I marched into Hungary with over 300,000 troops. Hungary was thus placed under brutal martial law, with the Austrian government restored to its original position.

POD: No imposition of the Magyar language. The elected parliament protects minorities. Oppressed people from all over revolutionary Europe flock to the enlightened government of the autonomous region. Best practice from all over the world is sought to democratise and industrialise Hungary.
 
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