With Anschluss ⇒ Germany absorbed Austria’s population, industry, and natural resources Germany ⇒ had access to Austria’s reserves of gold. → result → Germany’s size and stature was strengthened
Anschluss ⇒ saw Hitler’s powers and standing increase. ⇒ he was breaking TOV ⇒ but Britain and France⇒ did nothing Britain ⇒ sympathised ⇒ with Germany ⇒ for it felt that the TOV ⇒ was unfair and that Germans should be able to unite if they wanted to Britain’s foreign secretary ⇒ Lord Halifax ⇒ told Hitler before the Anschluss ⇒ that Britain would not oppose him
Britain and France⇒ misjudged ⇒ Hitler’s actions ⇒ and ambitions → they found it hard to deal with a politician → who simply did not care about rules and traditions of international diplomacy. As a result ⇒ they misunderstood and underestimated him.