What was: The Anschluss: German annexation of Austria
In this episode, we will be discussing the German annexation of Austria, otherwise known as "the Anschluss"
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The constitutions of the Weimar Republic and the First Austrian Republic included the goal of unification, which was widely supported by democratic parties in both countries. In the early 1930s, popular support in Austria for union with Germany remained overwhelming, and the Austrian government looked to a possible customs union with Germany in 1931, but the French protested, even though the nation was a source of heavy German investment throughout the 20's.
An anti-Aushluss party rose to power in the nation during the late 20's, and paramilitary forces between both the ruling party, the Christian social, and the socialist parties, eventually started to fight one another, as the Christian party enforced more stagnant guidelines on the overall public. The Austrian party attempted various coups over the years, and when defeated out-right, fled to Germany and still instigated attacks against political figures, souring the public's desire for an Auchluss to some degree and removing a large block of their support in the nation.
On 4 March 1933, Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuß suspended the Austrian Parliament, following the leaders of the parliament, leaving office to vote on an important piece of legislation. Dollfuss used this opportunity to declare that parliament had ceased to function, and blocked all attempts to reconvene it, also threatening to use military force against the representatives, should they try to reconvene. erupted between socialist forces and the Austrian government which resulted in a civil. Dollfuss was victorious after two weeks of, and outlawed all parties save for his own, and started Austria towards a state, more like Italy's then Germanys. Italy had a vested interest in keeping Austria under their sphere of influence, and threatened against Germany if they attempted to intervene in the Civil, and instead. Germany issued a boycott and embargo against the state, crippling it economically.
After three years of this, the new Austrian Chancellor, Kurt Schuschnigg, reached an agreement with Germany, where the imprisoned were released, and the party was then on recognized within the state, as well as follow Germany's lead in foreign policy. While this did anger the Italians, the western allies had driven a wedge in their previous relationship. Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935, much to the protest of France and Britain, each threatening sanctions against Italy if they refused to stop the invasion. Italy ignored them and continued on with the invasion, leaving the Stresa front the following year, the defensive pact between the three to contain Germany. At the same time, Mussolini tried to improve relations with Germany, seeing them as a potential ally in place of the Western Powers.
Germany was also going through a 'four year plan” with the goal of expanding its making capabilities, to be able to against the whole of Europe in four years. Building up arms factories, gathering enough raw material, as well as creating synthetic oil, it soon became clear that they couldn't keep up with the time frame, and interest in an Austrian annexation grew more and more, Austria had large iron mines, a large work force, and many more raw materials that would be important to keep the plan in progress. The different factions within the governmental leadership also largely agreed about Austrian annexation, with Hermann Göring being the loudest voice. While he didn't agree with regarding the situation in Eastern Europe, both largely agreed that Austria needed to be under their control, even if that meant breaking with the Italians.
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The constitutions of the Weimar Republic and the First Austrian Republic included the goal of unification, which was widely supported by democratic parties in both countries. In the early 1930s, popular support in Austria for union with Germany remained overwhelming, and the Austrian government looked to a possible customs union with Germany in 1931, but the French protested, even though the nation was a source of heavy German investment throughout the 20's.
An anti-Aushluss party rose to power in the nation during the late 20's, and paramilitary forces between both the ruling party, the Christian social, and the socialist parties, eventually started to fight one another, as the Christian party enforced more stagnant guidelines on the overall public. The Austrian party attempted various coups over the years, and when defeated out-right, fled to Germany and still instigated attacks against political figures, souring the public's desire for an Auchluss to some degree and removing a large block of their support in the nation.
On 4 March 1933, Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuß suspended the Austrian Parliament, following the leaders of the parliament, leaving office to vote on an important piece of legislation. Dollfuss used this opportunity to declare that parliament had ceased to function, and blocked all attempts to reconvene it, also threatening to use military force against the representatives, should they try to reconvene. erupted between socialist forces and the Austrian government which resulted in a civil. Dollfuss was victorious after two weeks of, and outlawed all parties save for his own, and started Austria towards a state, more like Italy's then Germanys. Italy had a vested interest in keeping Austria under their sphere of influence, and threatened against Germany if they attempted to intervene in the Civil, and instead. Germany issued a boycott and embargo against the state, crippling it economically.
After three years of this, the new Austrian Chancellor, Kurt Schuschnigg, reached an agreement with Germany, where the imprisoned were released, and the party was then on recognized within the state, as well as follow Germany's lead in foreign policy. While this did anger the Italians, the western allies had driven a wedge in their previous relationship. Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935, much to the protest of France and Britain, each threatening sanctions against Italy if they refused to stop the invasion. Italy ignored them and continued on with the invasion, leaving the Stresa front the following year, the defensive pact between the three to contain Germany. At the same time, Mussolini tried to improve relations with Germany, seeing them as a potential ally in place of the Western Powers.
Germany was also going through a 'four year plan” with the goal of expanding its making capabilities, to be able to against the whole of Europe in four years. Building up arms factories, gathering enough raw material, as well as creating synthetic oil, it soon became clear that they couldn't keep up with the time frame, and interest in an Austrian annexation grew more and more, Austria had large iron mines, a large work force, and many more raw materials that would be important to keep the plan in progress. The different factions within the governmental leadership also largely agreed about Austrian annexation, with Hermann Göring being the loudest voice. While he didn't agree with regarding the situation in Eastern Europe, both largely agreed that Austria needed to be under their control, even if that meant breaking with the Italians.
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