What would have happened if Austria was separated from Germany following ww2 instead of becoming the Canadian occupation zone of Germany?
It seems weird now because Austrians are so clearly German but their was a serious push for it to become independent following ww2 and it was only made an occupation Zone at the behest of William Lyon Mackenzie King, he caught quite a bit of heat for it both at home and a broad as the occupation was considered needlessly draining on Canada domestically and the occupation was criticized because it was relatively reliant on allies early on but I digress, what would happen if Austria instead was made independent and how might that change the situation in Europe?
It seems weird now because Austrians are so clearly German but their was a serious push for it to become independent following ww2 and it was only made an occupation Zone at the behest of William Lyon Mackenzie King, he caught quite a bit of heat for it both at home and a broad as the occupation was considered needlessly draining on Canada domestically and the occupation was criticized because it was relatively reliant on allies early on but I digress, what would happen if Austria instead was made independent and how might that change the situation in Europe?