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| 1935, July 4 |
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| Repeal of the anti-Habsburg laws and restoration of part of the imperial property. This move was symptomatic of increased sentiment for return of the Habsburgs, advocated by Prince Rüdiger von Stahremberg and supposedly encouraged by Mussolini. The opposition of the Little Entente and of France served, however, as an effective damper. | 1 |
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| 1936, April 1 |
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| Reintroduction of conscription, in violation of the provisions of the Treaty of Saint-Germain. The Austrian step followed similar action by Germany (See March 23) and was intended to give the Austrian dictatorship an armed force more reliable than the Heimwehr. On May 14 Schuschnigg forced Prince Stahremberg, commander of the Heimwehr, out of the offices of vice chancellor and leader of the Fatherland Front, thus removing his only serious rival. | 2 |
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| July 11 |
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| German-Austrian agreement, ending the feud between the two countries at least temporarily. Germany engaged to respect the independence of Austria, and Schuschnigg promised to pursue a policy befitting a German state. The agreement was evidently inspired by Mussolini during a visit by Schuschnigg to Rome (June 1), Mussolini being anxious, on the eve of the Ethiopian campaign, to secure the goodwill of Germany. | 3 |
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| Oct. 10 |
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| Schuschnigg disbanded the Heimwehr and had the members absorbed into the Fatherland Front militia. He dropped the remaining Heimwehr members from his cabinet, and on Oct. 18 had himself proclaimed Front Führer. | 4 |
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