Berchtesgaden meeting of 1938
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The Berchtesgaden meeting of 1938 was a pivotal diplomatic encounter at Adolf Hitler’s mountain retreat where he coerced Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg into concessions that paved the way for Germany’s annexation of Austria.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic meeting
→
historical event → prelude to the Anschluss → |
| aimedAt |
facilitating German annexation of Austria
→
forcing political changes within Austria → |
| chronologicallyPrecedes |
Anschluss
→
German annexation of Austria → |
| hasCause |
Hitler’s aim to incorporate Austria into the Third Reich
→
Nazi Germany’s expansionist policy → |
| hasContext |
breakdown of the post-World War I order in Central Europe
→
interwar European diplomacy → |
| hasCountryInvolved |
Austria
→
Germany → |
| hasLeaderRepresented |
Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg
→
German Führer Adolf Hitler → |
| hasLocation |
Bavaria
→
Berchtesgaden → Germany → Obersalzberg → |
| hasNature |
coercive diplomacy
→
ultimatum-like negotiations → |
| hasOutcome |
Austrian concessions to Nazi Germany
→
increased German influence over Austria → paving the way for the annexation of Austria → strengthening Nazi control in Central Europe → undermining Austrian sovereignty → |
| hasParticipant |
Adolf Hitler
→
Austrian delegation → German delegation → Kurt Schuschnigg → |
| hasYear |
1938
→
|
| historicalSignificance |
important milestone in Nazi Germany’s pre-war aggression
→
key step in dismantling Austrian independence → |
| involvesConcessionsBy |
Kurt Schuschnigg
→
|
| involvesDemandFrom |
Adolf Hitler
→
|
| involvesIdeology |
Nazism
→
|
| involvesPolicy |
Anschluss policy
→
|
| involvesPressureOn |
Austrian government
→
|
| isPartOf |
events leading to World War II
→
prelude to Nazi territorial expansion → |
| relatedTo |
Austrian crisis of 1938
→
German–Austrian relations in the interwar period → |
| timePeriod |
interwar period
→
pre-World War II Europe → |
| tookPlaceAt |
Adolf Hitler’s mountain retreat
→
Berghof → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Anschluss of Austria
→
|
precededBy |