Anschluss with Austria
First Attempts Hitler tried to annexe Austria in 1934 The Austrian Nazis (encouraged by Hitler) staged a revolt and assassinated Englebert Dolfuss Mussolini stopped the Anschluss by moving troops to the border
Second Attempt By 1938 Mussolini is now an ally Hitler orders Austrian Nazis to bomb buildings and hold parades Schuschnigg holds a plebiscite to see if Austria wants to stay independent, hoping this will stop Hitler, however, this does not happen… Schuschnigg resigns when Hitler threatens to invade. The Austrian Nazis stage a coup de etat which is backed up by German invasion. Austria is now part of Germany