2007-10-12 17:04:42 · 5 answers · asked by m.p. 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
For one thing, he was actually a corporal in the German army(wehrmacht) during World War I. Still, a bigger reason was that he saw it in his best interests in consolidating power. Being the Chancellor of Germany was a much bigger deal than just President of Austria. Hitler, it was said, bitterly resented the Germans having to sign the papers of surrender to France. In short, Hitler saw himself a German for political reasons. Among those reasons was power.
2007-10-12 17:17:48 · answer #1 · answered by John H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He replaced into Austrian; it particularly is a diverse nationality, yet they communicate German. He served interior the German military for the duration of international conflict I and favourite it to the Austrian military as he felt it replaced into run greater effectively. He needed the entire international to hitch Germany, he replaced into after international domination.
2016-11-08 03:59:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he saw the Germanic nations as forming part of a Greater Germany
2007-10-12 18:10:10 · answer #3 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because he was.
That's what it gave as his nationality on his Austrian id card.
Austria was part of Germany until 1866. The Austrian Empire was composed of many nationalities, one of them German.
2007-10-12 17:13:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
well for starters, the man was a freakin NUT.
2007-10-12 17:08:57 · answer #5 · answered by Mark 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋