He was an alcoholic womanizer who never enjoyed his one-year of military service‚ finding it difficult to take orders from someone else. This idea shapes Bismarck’s greatest goal of collapsing the Bund and forming a new German confederation with Prussia‚ not Austria at the helm so that he could devise the terms of European operation and not have to comply with Austria. He entered politics in 1847 and believed that executive autocracy was the only manner of ruling‚ believing that might was unarguably
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Prussia was successful in their goals of industrializing their country and thriving during this time period. The strategy behind their success was increasing the size of their army and navy‚ as well as making strong trading alliances with other countries. The success of Prussia taught me how to capitalize on other countries weaknesses for the benefit of your country. During the time period of the industrial revolution having a strong military and navy is key for success. Prussia realized this
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composed of thirty-nine states under the leadership of Austria. Austria sought to prevent any step towards a constitution in as many of the independent states as possible. 3. The four major nations of Europe (Great Britain‚ Russia‚ Austria‚ and Prussia) all sought for a balance of power. B. Nationalism and Liberalism 1. Metternich advocated intervention in nationalist and liberalistic movements. 2. He thought that liberal parliamentary government would lead to fighting among national
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(1718) having the force of law by which Europe’s rulers promised not to divide the Hapsburg lands and the accept a female succession. She made war with Prussia when they seized some of her land (silesia). - Despite a lack of knowledge in politics‚ she was a good enough politician to get help from other nations (Great Britain and the Netherlands) Prussia Became a powerful Protestant state. North German Princes called Hohenzoller untied their lands after the Peace of Westphalia. They took the power of
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influence in the newly unified Germany. The German Empire was proclaimed in 1871 after the defeat of the French in the Franco-Prussian war‚ naming the king and prime minister of Prussia‚ Wilhelm 1st and Otto Von Bismarck‚ the Kaiser of Germany and the German chancellor. As soon as Bismarck was in power‚ he began the Kulturkampf. Prussia had expanded greatly in previous years and by 1871‚ Prussian population included 16‚000‚000
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The history of Germany is one of deep and influential occasions that throughout time have shaped the way that Germany is viewed as a nation. But none stand out more vast and influential than that of the Unification of Germany. The official formal signing of Germany into a politically and administratively nation state did not happen until 1871 in Versailles in the famous house of mirrors. This momentous occasion was not an overnight project‚ Instead a long string of castrated events that proved to
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power and initiated the Diplomatic Revolution. Prior to Fredrick II’s rule‚ Prussia was fragmented‚ smaller in size and population than the other powers (however with a strong army) and without a decisive roll in the International System - Prussia had to either expand or be assimilated. Along with Fredrick’s ascension to power in May of 1740 was his concentration on raison d’état. The new ruler was ambitious to turn Prussia into one of the exclusive set of Great powers‚ which led to the defiance of
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The Seven Years’ War essentially made up of two struggles. One of the two struggles was centered on the naval and colonial conflict between Britain and its enemies‚ France and Spain; the second‚ on the conflict between Frederick II (the Great) of Prussia and his opponents: Austria‚ France‚ Russia‚ and Sweden. The naval and colonial war proved a great achievement for Britain‚ a reflection of the strength of the British navy–itself the product of the wealth of Britain’s expanding colonial economy
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Other factors such as the role of the Prussian military‚ the Zollverein and Austrian weakness all had an input in the unification of Germany‚ as did cultural nationalism. Bismarck’s long term aim was to unite Germany under Prussian leadership. In Prussia‚ King William wanted to improve his army but due to the cost of this request‚ the King’s plans were blocked by the Prussian Progressive Party. The King considered abdication because his request was denied; this worried many of the King’s ministers
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Italian & German Unification The unification of Italy and the unification Germany happened about the same time. Italy was made up of small city-states and Germany was divided as well. The emerging leader in Italy who pushed for unification was a gentleman named Count Camillo Benso de Cavour. In Germany it was a gentleman named Otto Von Bismarck. Cavour and Bismarck had some similar and different methods for unification. Ultimately‚ Cavour and Bismarck were successful in unifying their own areas
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