Anschluss' Flashcards
When was proper Anschluss
March 1938
How did attempted Anschluss start
H encouraged Austrian nazi party to rebel and ended in the killing of Austrian chancellor Dollfuss
Who stopped hitler in attempted Anschluss
Mussolini by moving troops onto Austria frontiers
Why did hitler back down
Army not strong enough, he denied his involvement with Dollfuss
Why could hitler take Austria
Allies with Italy, anti commitern pact of 1937
Who appealed to hitler and why
A-chancellor and because it was thought A nazi party were going to plot to overthrow gov
What was hitters resonse
He refused and put pressure on him to appoint seys-inquart as minister oft he interior
Then what happened
Series of riots and demonstrations and seys-inquart supported them
What did Schuschnigg do to save austrias independence
Called for a plebiscite
Why was H annoyed
Schuschnigg had gone behind his back and defied him
Why did H force Schuschnigg to stop the plebiscite
Because although some people supported Anschluss hitler didn’t want to risk it
What did hitler do to stop him
Put troops on Austrian frontier
How did Schuschnigg react
He called off the plebiscite and resigned
What happened to seys-inquart
He replaced Schuschnigg as chancellor
What did he do as chancellor
Invited the Germans in to restore order
