The union of Austria and Germany (❌) had been forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler was born within the boundaries of Austria and had stated in Mein Kampf that he felt the rightful place of Austria was in a ❌ with Germany. In ❌ the Austrian Nazis, encouraged by Hitler, had tried to seize power after the murder of the Austrian Chancellor, Dollfuss. This had been prevented by Mussolini who had been prepared to give ❌ to Austria. By 1938, the situation had changed: Mussolini was now ❌ with Germany and occupied in the ❌, so he was unlikely to give help to Austria. One of Hitler’s aims was to unite all German-speaking people under his leadership, and the Austrians were German-speaking.
The ❌ Party remained strong in Austria and early in 1938 there were rumours of another Nazi plot to overthrow the Austrian government. The Austrian Chancellor, ❌, appealed to Hitler for help to end the plotting. Hitler refused and, instead of helping, he put pressure on Schuschnigg and forced him to appoint ❌, the leader of the Nazi Party in Austria, as Minister of the Interior, in charge of the police force. This was followed by a series of riots and demonstrations by the Nazis in Austria, ❌ by Hitler. In spite of his position, Seyss-Inquart supported the demonstrations and did ❌ to stop them.
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Spanish Civil War
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Seyss-Inquart
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