Why Isn't Austria Part of Germany?

Why isn't Austria part of Germany? For centuries Austria and hundreds of other German states were parts of the Holy Roman Empire, which from the mid-15th century onwards was led by Habsburg Austrian Archdukes. Later the Austrians led the German Confederation before they were beaten by the Kingdom of Prussia, which formed the North German Confederation, without them, and then eventually reorganized into the German Empire. Austria then tried, once more, to join Germany after the collapse of the Habsburg monarchy in 1918. Subscribe for more history: https://www.youtube.com/c/LookBackHis... Instagram (behind the scenes!):   / james_king3125   More Videos: How Did the Austro-Hungarian Empire Actually Work?:    • How Did the Austro-Hungarian Empire Actual...   How Did the German Empire Actually Work?:    • How Did the German Empire Actually Work?   Why Was Hungary Partitioned After WWI?:    • Why Was Hungary Partitioned After WWI? | T...   How Did the Allies Divide Germany?:    • How Was Germany Divided? | The Allied Occu...   Music: If I Had a Chicken Kevin MacLeod Danse Macabre - Busy Strings by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/