Background
In February 1934, the Austrian Civil War broke out, causing significant change in the government. A socialist-conservative coalition government would momentarily stabilize politics, but cooperation would not last forever.
Another political party would begin to stir up trouble, one the world would know all too well: the Nazi Party. When Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor, it encouraged the Austrian Nazi Party to prepare coup to bring them into power. Despite setbacks (including a ban on the party) the coup began on July 25th, 1934. The coup (called July Plutsch) would end in failure, only accomplishing the assassination of Chancellor Dolifuss, bringing the deaths of hundreds, and setting off a brutal crackdown on Nazi-sympathizers. The Nazi Party remained banned and thousands of Nazis rounded up and imprisoned or interned in camps. Italy moved into Austria to help restore order and keep the nation safe from outside invasion, according to a treaty to that effect.
Another political party would begin to stir up trouble, one the world would know all too well: the Nazi Party. When Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor, it encouraged the Austrian Nazi Party to prepare coup to bring them into power. Despite setbacks (including a ban on the party) the coup began on July 25th, 1934. The coup (called July Plutsch) would end in failure, only accomplishing the assassination of Chancellor Dolifuss, bringing the deaths of hundreds, and setting off a brutal crackdown on Nazi-sympathizers. The Nazi Party remained banned and thousands of Nazis rounded up and imprisoned or interned in camps. Italy moved into Austria to help restore order and keep the nation safe from outside invasion, according to a treaty to that effect.