After the defeat of Germany in World War I, Bavarian nationalism grew in strength, becoming popular amongst both revolutionary and reactionary political movements.James Minahan. One Europe, Many Nations: A Historical Dictionary of European National Groups. Greenwood Publishing Group, Ltd., 2000. P. 107. Following the collapse of Austria-Hungary after World War I, proposals for Austria to join Bavaria were made.Suda Lorena Bane, Ralph Haswell Lutz. Organization of American Relief in Europe, 1918-1919: Including Negotiations Leading Up to the Establishment of the Office of Director General of Relief at Paris by the Allied and Associated Powers. Stanford University Press, 1943. P. 119. At this time the Bavarian government held particular interest in incorporating the regions of North Tyrol and Upper Austria into Bavaria.Carlile Aylmer Macartney. The Social Revolution in Austria. Cambridge University Press Archive. P. 112 This was a serious issue in the aftermath of World War I, with significant numbers of Austria's North Tyrolese declaring their intention to have North Tyrol join Bavaria.Francis Ludwig Carsten. The First Austrian Republic: 1918-1938. Gower, 1986. P. 3.
