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Anschluss is the term used for the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. Why was Hitler interested in this union?

A.
He hated the leader there and wanted to provide a better leader.
B.
He wanted to merge the German-speaking Austria into Nazi Germany.
C.
Austria had a great army who could defeat Britain and France.
D.
He was related to the Austria-Hungarian Emperor.

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Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

The Anschluss was among the first major steps in Austrian-born Hitler's desire to create a Greater German Reich that was to include all ethnic Germans and all the lands and territories that the German Empire had lost after the First World War.

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