Several Canadian leaders during the Rebellions of 1837-1838 were also quite pro-American, or let’s say pro-republic, and if the Rebellions had succeeded, which was unlikely, Canada might have joined the US. As for the Confederation of 1867, it happened partly because of fears of an American invasion.
Maybe the fact that as a result, the British marched into Washington and burned everything, and made such a mess of the presidential palace that youse guys had to whitewash it to get rid of the smoke stains… maybe that cooled down the urges for a while.
IIRC from the intro to Mein Kampf on Gutenburg - the intro is as far as I got with that crap - the American translator discusses the Beer Hall Putsch being a reaction to French attempts to incite separatism in the Rhine area. So likely some of the German nationalism was in reaction to this sort of outside pressure to break them up… something less significant today?
And partly as a reaction to Fenian raids and tensions resulting from the American civil war.
Since the end of World War II, Austrians have developed their own distinct national identity and an Austrian nation, they don’t consider themselves to be Germans no more.
It was 1871 Germany was unified, not 1870.
“Since the end of the Second World War there has been no serious effort to unite the two countries again. Indeed no mainstream political party in either country officially advocates political union. One reason for this is Austria’s constitutional commitment to neutrality was (and is) in contrast to West Germany’s commitiment to being an active member of Nato. Moreover, the mainstream view that has been established in Austria since WWII is that Austria has its distinct national identity, with great emphasis on the rejection of a German identity. Indeed, views that promote a stronger identification with Germany or even reunification are often associated with the far right or even Neo-Nazism within Austria. However, economic and political ties between the two states have been strong and mostly amicable since the post-war period. Relations were further strengthened through Austria’s accession to the European Union in 1995 and the establishment of the Eurozone (of which both states are founding members) in 1999.”
Remember, Adolf Hitler was born Austrian, but considered himself always a German.
:rolleyes:
Somehow I get the feeling we’ve had this discussion here in the last two weeks…
Yep is GP or the ghost of back with us?
The necromancer here is arguing against the proposition, not for. I don’t see what’s eye-rolly about his comment about Hitler. Didn’t he consider Germany and Austria to be ein volk?
Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer. But don’t mention the Swiss Germans.
You mean the German speaking Swiss? 
These kind of discussions always remind me of a part of Dave Barry’s Year in Review for 1990:
“…Once all the Germans were warlike and mean,
But that couldn’t happen again.
We taught them a lesson in 1918,
And they’ve hardly bothered us since then…”
Tom Lehrer, “MLF Lullaby”