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GCSE History · key term
The union of Austria and Germany.
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Paper 1
The proposed union of Germany and Austria, which the Treaty of Versailles prohibited.
Revise: The Versailles SettlementThe treaty also forbade Anschluss, the union of Germany and Austria. This prevented Germany from expanding through a union with its German-speaking neighbour.
The political union of Austria with Germany, achieved by Hitler in March 1938.
Paper 1
The union of Austria with Germany, carried out under Nazi pressure in March 1938.
Revise: Appeasement and the Outbreak of World War IIIn March 1938, Hitler achieved the Anschluss, the union of Austria and Germany, which Versailles had forbidden. He used pressure and threats against the Austrian government before German troops entered Austria. Britain and France protested but did not stop the union.
For Anschluss, distinguish Schuschnigg’s cancelled referendum on independence from the German takeover: Hitler used threats to force political change before troops entered Austria.
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