What do options ''take Dualism'' or ''take Federalism'' change in Austria? Does Austria absorb all puppets? In current KR version, Federalism means even more puppets and Dualism means status quo. I was not pleased with situation like this as it is not very precise in legal terms. Federation is union of entities that have no sovergnity. States of USA are not represented as puppets. Puppets have internal independence, but they have only external quasi-independence. Confederations can be represented as unions of puppets in Hoi2 terms. Austria-Hungary is some kind of confederation in KR mod. Dualism is type of federation too. If you chose Danubian federation or revival of Austria-Hungary, all puppets must be anexed in empire.