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Anschluss with Austria
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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
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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
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