After the end of World War I in 1918 , the Habsburgs were deposed .
The empire became four independent countries , Austria , Hungary , and the newly formed Czechoslovakia and State of Slovenes , Croats and Serbs .
After the end of World War I in 1918 , the Habsburgs were deposed and the empire became four independent countries , Austria , Hungary , and the newly formed Czechoslovakia and State of Slovenes , Croats and Serbs .