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Berlin forcibly joined Austria and Germany in March 1938, despite it being prohibited by the Versailles and St. Germain treaties. France had blocked an attempt to establish a customs union between the two countries in 1931. In 1934, Austrian Nazis attempted a coup d'etat and killed Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss. However, the coup failed: it was ...
As Austria (or Austria-Hungary, since 1867) no longer struggled over the hegemony in Germany, the term Deutscher Dualismus became meaningless. Germany and Austria-Hungary soon became close allies, as proven by the Zweibund of 1879. Both countries were the main Central Powers during World War I (1914–1918).
Austria then lost all official influence over member states of the former German Confederation. Austria's defeat was a telling blow to Habsburg rule; the Empire was transformed via the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 into the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary in the following year. Additionally Austria was also excluded from Germany.
See Austria–France relations. Both countries have diplomatic relations since the Middle Ages. Austria has an embassy in Paris and a consulate-general in Strasbourg. France has an embassy in Vienna. Both countries are full members of the European Union and of the Council of Europe. Germany: See Austria–Germany relations
Group of Two (G2): hypothetical and informal grouping between the United States and China, representing the countries with the two largest economies in the world EU's G6 - France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom - countries with largest populations and thus the majority of votes in the Council of the European Union
Andorra is accredited to Germany from its embassy in Vienna, Austria. Germany is accredited to Andorra from its embassy in Madrid, Spain. [181] Austria: See Austria–Germany relations. Relations between them are close because as countries have strong historical and cultural ties. Austria has an embassy in Berlin and a consulate-general in Munich.
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The Allies were, on paper, committed to upholding the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, which specifically prohibited the union of Germany and post-war Austria (a German-speaking country). This notwithstanding, the Anschluss was among the first major steps in the Austrian-born Adolf Hitler's long-desired creation of an empire including German ...