After a short period of unity (1918–1920) people not recognizing themselves as a nation divided up into three armed enemy camps: the working class lead by the social democrats;the conservative Catholics led by the governing Christian Social Party and the Catholic Church; and thirdly supporters of unification with Germany. In 1933 the head of the conservatives Engelbert Dollfuss dissolved parliament, drove social democrats out of power-holding structures, banned communists and Nazis and installed a one-party authoritarian rule of a right-wing trend. In February 1934 the conflict developed into a civil war that resulted in the defeat of the left-wing forces. In July National Socialist sympathisers rebelled, killed Dollfuss, but failed to seize power. During March 11–13, 1938 the Austrian state fell under the pressure of Nazi Germany and Austrian National Socialists. The absolute majority of Austrians supported the annexation by Germany. Only some solitary pieces of evidence show public rejection or at least indifference to the Anschluss, mainly in rural areas. Although there were about half a million people in the capital including thousands of Jews, thousands of ""Mischlings"" and political opponents who had reasons to fear Nazi repressions, there was no active resistance to the Anschluss.