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Austria made up about 10% of the population of the 3rd Reich but made up about 20% of the Nazi Party membership and an abnormally large percentage of the members of the SS. Why do you think that is? What is it about Austrian society of the 1930's & 40's which made Nazism so attractive to so many Austrians? Was it just that Adolf Hitler was the Nazi leader (he was after all a German of Austrian decent though from what is now the Czech Republic) or was there some deeper social need in Austria which Nazism catered to?
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My main guess is that the fall from being a great power to becoming a nobody combined with the desire to prove themselves loyal member of the new German Empire brought about this surge in enthusiasm for Nazism.Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate. -
My guess is that they felt the nazis would protect their babies from dingos.“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
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If we could just declare Hitler an evil furriner....give us Mozart instead
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Economic situation created lots of commies, which created lots of nazis."Comment
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Beethoven was better.“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
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Sure, blame the commienazis.Originally posted by EPW View Post“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
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Well, it's hard to recall, but Austria was once the leader of Germany. It wasn't until the emergence of Prussia that they lost this place, and lost part of their raison d'etre.
I'd say a combination of several factors.
1. Declining prestige from Versailles, and from the prussian/Austrian war,
2. Polyglot of nationalities, particularly in Wien. You have a former majority power (Germans), suddenly transformed into a minority, and leaders of a rump state. Then, even in the rump, you have people from all over the empire in their capital. Familiarity can often breed contempt, as it did for Hitler.Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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Originally posted by Ben Kenobi View Post
You've encountered many foreigners in the rump?The genesis of the "evil Finn" concept- Evil, evil FinlandComment
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Badum-tiss.
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When the Austro-Hungarian empire broke up were many of the Germans living in the slavic or hungarian portions of the empire forced to move to Austria? If Austria had a lot of displaced persons that might have been a factor. Also Austria was always more conservative and more backwards than Germany, so Austrian society was more primed to eagerly endorse a fascist dictatorship. Finally as a former polyglot empire I'd guess that racial bigotry had traditionally been more prevalent in Austrian society than in German. I'm pretty sure that in 1914 the average German Austro-Hungarian felt it only natural that Germans should rule those rascally Narns, er, I mean Slavs. Everyone knows that whenever Narns, er, I mean Slavs, are around trouble always follows."I say shoot'em all and let God sort it out in the end!Comment
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Yes, that was the case, especially in Galicia. This doesn't really explain Hitler though, his family lived in Austria proper.When the Austro-Hungarian empire broke up were many of the Germans living in the slavic or hungarian portions of the empire forced to move to Austria?
Not really. They were far more liberal.If Austria had a lot of displaced persons that might have been a factor. Also Austria was always more conservative and more backwards than Germany.
I'd say Prussia was more inclined. Most of Austria, particularly the Germans were Catholics. The Nazi recruits were from the section that either drifted away for whatever reason. It was the Prussians in the north who were the solid voting block for Hitler, and his prime target for recruits.so Austrian society was more primed to eagerly endorse a fascist dictatorship.
Six of one, half a dozen of the other. Traditionally, Austria had always been regarded as more tolerant not less. This was part of the reason why Wein was such a polyglot. To those not inclined to like the Austrian model, were more likely to go to Germany and repudiate Austria.Finally as a former polyglot empire I'd guess that racial bigotry had traditionally been more prevalent in Austrian society than in German. I'm pretty sure that in 1914 the average German Austro-Hungarian felt it only natural that Germans should rule those rascally Narns, er, I mean Slavs. Everyone knows that whenever Narns, er, I mean Slavs, are around trouble always follows.Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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