In OTL, Prussia's push for a single Greater German state was thwarted due to its strong Protestant identity, which would be diluted if strongly Catholic Austria were included. Hence, a Small Germany was created with a Protestant majority and general tolerance of Catholics.
What if, instead of Germans overcoming their religious differences in OTL, they cling to their religious identity like Yugoslavs? Is it possible that Germany would be like Yugoslavia, a land of similar cultures divided almost solely by religion? Is it possible that to the present day, two "German" states, one strongly Catholic and one strongly Protestant, would create a sometimes violent mutual distrust? Where would the Jews fit in this alternate Germany?
What if, instead of Germans overcoming their religious differences in OTL, they cling to their religious identity like Yugoslavs? Is it possible that Germany would be like Yugoslavia, a land of similar cultures divided almost solely by religion? Is it possible that to the present day, two "German" states, one strongly Catholic and one strongly Protestant, would create a sometimes violent mutual distrust? Where would the Jews fit in this alternate Germany?