German nationalism in Austria grew among all social circles of the empire , many wanted to be unified with the German Reich to form a Greater Germany .
German nationalism in Austria wanted policies to be carried out to enforce their German ethnic identity rejecting any Austrian pan-ethnic identity .
German nationalism in Austria grew among all social circles of the empire , many wanted to be unified with the German Reich to form a Greater Germany and wanted policies to be carried out to enforce their German ethnic identity rejecting any Austrian pan-ethnic identity .