Which best explains why many people in austria supported german annexation? many austrians were of german descent.
many austrians respected german leadership.
many austrians favored appeasing germany.
many austrians wanted protection from germany.

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Many Austrians were of German descent.  

The annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany (called Anschluss) developed in 1938. Before it, there had been active support from many people, not only Nazis, in both Austria and Germany for a union of the two countries to bring ethnic Germans outside Nazi Germany into Greater Germany.

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