succeed because while the revolutionaries could not meet an agreement‚ this meant that he was gaining more support. Bismarck wanted German unification‚ without Austria being part of it and with Prussian domination. Bismarck achieved this using the Prussia‚ which was the economically and by army the strongest area part of the German Confederation. German unification was the immediate result of three short wars; against Denmark in 1864‚ against Austria in 1864 and France in 1870 – 1871. The Prussian
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the founder and first chancellor of the German Empire‚ and through his diplomatic skills‚ he managed to maintain the peace in Europe for a generation. EARLY LIFE AND CAREER Otto von Bismarck was born on 1 April 1815 at Schönhausen in Brandenburg‚ Prussia. His father‚ Ferdinand von Bismarck-Schönhausen‚ was of the Old Prussian nobility. His mother‚ Wilhelmine Mencken‚ from the upper bourgeoisie. He studied law at the University of Gottingen in Hanover‚ and obtained his degree in 1837 and then
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French were soon taken out by this powerful army. After his mission to conquer France was completed France paid a million franc fine that paid for Germany’s war expenses. Being a chancellor of Prussia meant that he controlled everything. His army encouraged southern German states to unite with Prussia because Prussia had a large army that allowed security. The army also allowed them to have money and land and resources for things they
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The main two states in the German confederation were Austria and Prussia‚ but Austria and Metternich still held the upper hand. Prince Mettenich was put at the head of the German confederation. Under his direction the education system was strictly controlled‚ newspapers and pamphlets were censored by the government‚ they
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clearly a sovereign state with clearly defined borders‚ the “concept of Germany geographically” (pg. 54) was not clearly developed until 1871. This difference is compounded on by the economic differences between the two regions: by the mid-1860s‚ Prussia was a relative economic giant‚ “easily outrunning Austria.” (pg. 54) This economic model was desired by Bismarck‚ who hoped to impose “model” economic policy on the region. This is in
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Otto Van Bismarck began his reign when he was appointed as the prime minister of Prussia in 1862 by King William I. At this point in time‚ Prussia was in a mediocre state of power‚ considerably inferior in comparison to its other surrounding nations. As Bismarck steps into his role as ruler‚ he had distinctive and clear goals for the rise of power of Prussia over the unification of Germany. His reign consisted of strategies that were effective in the manipulation of domestic and international politics
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extent of Germany‚ especially Prussia and the Austrian Empire. People had an issue with the fact that many parts included were mainly Czech and Polish speaking people‚ while areas with a lot of German speaking people were excluded. With the issue of German boarders‚ the parliament was split into two. One side wanted “Greater Germany” which included semi-German speaking provinces and the other side wanted “little Germany” which excluded Austria but included all of Prussia. This was one of the first problems
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became a unified country in 1871 under the leadership of Otto Von Bismarck. The separate states up until this time were independent‚ Prussia being the strongest and most influential‚ followed by Austria. There are several contributing factors to the unification of Germany‚ the most influential of which being the leadership of Otto Von Bismarck. The three wars that Prussia fought with Denmark‚ Austria and France also played significant roles in the unification of the German states. Another factor to consider
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schooling system; French law was also put in the Napoleon Code which guaranteed the rights and liberties that were gained through the revolution. Napoleons violent behavior caused war with Britain to break out‚ who allied with Russia and Austria. Prussia later allied themselves with Russia; creating a huge alliances against France and Napoleon. Napoleon successfully extended his reign over large parts of Europe and put each state under the Napoleon Code‚ which gave citizens new rights and privileges
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the German Confederation in 1815. Prussia and Austria (the two most powerful states) competed for leadership of the confederation. Prussia in 1834 set up a free trade area or Zollverein and achieved the upper hand. Prussia‚ under the leadership of Bismarck worked to exclude Austria from German affairs. Following the unification of wars of 1864 – Bismarck finally achieved his aim and in January 1871 – King Wilhelm I of Prussia was announced Kaiser of Prussia. The Constitution The constitution
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