well as weaken and destroy nations. In the 1800’s Germany was divided into a three thousand kingdoms and city states. These kingdoms all had different culture‚ religions‚ and traditions. As well as an attitude that they were the best‚ the effect lead to the division of Germany as broken nation and Napoleon took advantage of that and attacked. This influenced Germany to reduce its self-down to 39 kingdoms and unite as Napoleon organized them and put his family at throne. In the 1860’s a leader known
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Compare and Contrast nation building in the United States‚ Italy‚ and Germany in the 19th century. The fall of Napoleon in the early 19th century had awoken a spirit of nationalism and sparked the unification of many countries around the world. The Congress of Vienna restored territories conquered by Napoleon‚ but it distributed land in ways that methodically kept certain territorial areas from uniting to form large‚ possibly powerful countries. Nonetheless‚ people across Europe fought for unification
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enrollment for service in a country’s armed forces. It has existed at least from the time of the Egyptian Old Kingdom (27th century bce)‚ but there have been few instances—ancient or modern—of universal conscription (calling all those physically capable between certain ages). The usual form—even during total war—has been selective service. Modified forms of conscription were used by Prussia‚ Switzerland‚ Russia‚ and other European countries during the 17th and 18th centuries. The first comprehensive
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The people that were being ruled and the ruler or absolute monarch viewed the role of the absolute ruler differently. As document number one states‚ Frederick II of Prussia said‚ "The sovereign stands to his people in the same relation in which the head stands to the body." This quote means that absolute ruler‚ Frederick II of Prussia‚ believed that the absolute ruler was the head or leader of the group of people he ruled. This means that he believed that the absolute ruler was the one making the
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grounds for war. They agreed on the grounds of war that would not cause the end result of a revolution of the people of France and too much attention from England. They also did not want to have to fight against England‚ Prussia or Russia. He counted on apathy from the Prince of Prussia‚ Russia to keep promises of non-interference and England’s neutrality. The Emperor observed that they would have to isolate Austria so that she would be their sole opponent. That was why he deemed it so important that
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However the numerous decisions and outcomes were pompous‚ concentrating on the needs and wants of four main powers - Austria‚ Russia‚ Prussia‚ and Great Britain. The Concert’s main accomplishment was the securing of independence for Greece (ironic) by sending fleets to fight against invading Ottoman-Egyptian armies. Thanks to three great powers‚ Russia‚ The United Kingdom and France‚ Greece was finally recognized as an independent nation that it is today. In Belgian revolution the Great Powers recognized
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First major power conflict in 40 years acted as the birth of modern warfare Britain‚ France‚ Turkey‚ and Austria VS. Russia- Russia lost to an alliance of France‚ Britain‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ and (to a lesser extent) the Piedmont-Sardinia (The Kingdom of Sardinia). Austria‚ while neutral‚ played a role in stopping the Russians Weakening of Ottoman Empire Russian wanted to conquer and expand The allied forces had a far superior industrial base compared to the Russians who were very backward
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stability by establishing secure states with guaranteed borders. Restore regimes to original rulers Austrian Netherlands and Dutch Republic- united into a new kingdom German states- German Confederation that built on Napoleon’s Confederation of the Rhine Napoleon’s duchy of Warsaw became Kingdom of Poland and the tsar of Russia as the king. Prussia gained territory in Saxony and left bank of Rhine Austria claimed the Italian provinces of Lombardy and Venetia and the Dalmatian coast Metternich wanted
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help of foreign allies b) Influence-pressure or persuasion to sway things in a certain way. c) Throughout the course of the Italian unification movement‚ few foreign nations exercised influence: Sardinia‚ France‚ Austria‚ and possibly Prussia and the German states. d) When analyzing foreign influence on unification‚ split into two parts:- process/events and result. e) Foreign nations had a great impact on the process. f) Sardinia had only major lasting effect on
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were mostly fueled by naked self- interest‚ they were forced to compromise in order to establish a balance of power. Alexander I of Russia felt the nation was owed all of Poland while Prussia had designs on Saxony. In the final settlement‚ however‚ Russia had to share claim to Poland with Austria and Prussia‚ and Prussia received only half of Saxony with additional territories in the Rhineland as compensation. In this way‚ national interest was modified for the sake of maintaining the balance of power
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