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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with his father‚ Frederick William I left the world leaving a strong army and a lot of money. Starting at 1749‚ Frederick II started to become also known as Frederick the Great. Throughout the years‚ Frederick the Great had spread territories in Prussia. With his manipulative mind‚ Frederick the Great cheated in his way to get more land. An example of this act was in 1745‚ when he told Queen Maria Theresa to protect him from France and Russia. When he was well protected‚ he let some of his soldiers
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"Napoleon’s tragedy was that his ambitions surpassed his capacities; Bismarck’s tragedy was that his capacities exceeded his society’s ability to absorb them. The legacy Napoleon left for France was strategic paralysis; the legacy the Bismarck left for Germany was unassimilable greatness"(statement made by Henry Kissinger) is in my opinion a correct statement. This statement can actually be separated into two parts. The first parts relates with the capacities‚ ambitions and successes of Bismarck
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united under the rule of the German Emperor‚ or Kaiser. There are many factors which led to the unification of the German states; liberalism‚ nationalism‚ Otto Von Bismarck‚ fear of another Napoleon’‚ the Prussian King William I‚ and the three wars Prussia fought. One of the key factors which led to the Unification was nationalism. Nationalism is the idea that certain things such as race‚ culture‚ religion‚ language or territory set them apart from those around them‚ and they could identify their
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He did not succeed and The Salic law of succession was passed. After Frederick VII‚ Christian IX came to power and he also tried to take over these countries‚ this time succeeding. Now Bismarck saw an opportunity‚ he appealed to Austria to help Prussia to Drive the Danes out of Schleswig and Holstein‚ the reason for this he said was that Denmark was going against the Salic law of Succession. Austria agreed and the Danes were easily defeated. After this the convention of
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HISTORY | | | Unification of Germany Introduction Economic success‚ political failure‚ and diplomatic tension marked the idea of a unified Germany in the period after the Napoleonic Wars. It was not clear around which power‚ Austria or Prussia‚ Germany could achieve national unification (Merriman 2010). Prussian merchants‚ with the support of the Prussian crown‚ established the customs and trade union known as the Zollverein in 1834 (AP Central - German Unification 2013). The Zollverein
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Italian unification l Background l After Napoleon‚ the Italian states were controlled by France. l Effect: l 1. They experienced the unity under the rule of an efficient government. l 2. They felt that they disliked being ruled by foreign countries‚ therefore nationalist feeling was aroused. l After the Congress of Vienna in 1815-16‚ they were divided into 8 states and the northern part of Italy was controlled by Austria-Hungary. l Again‚ they disliked the alien rule and
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