THE PROCESS OF GERMAN UNIFICATION [pic] Bismarck had to fight three wars to unify Germany. The 1864 Danish War helped Bismarck consolidate his internal position in Prussia. The War of 1866 ousted Austria from leadership in Germany for good. The Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 brought the South under the aegis of the Prussian eagle. That was the unification process in a nutshell. Now let us look at it in some detail. I. War with Denmark Liberal sentiment in Germany had always been stirred
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different motivation for each nation‚ they saw that taking over colonies in Africa would give them either a political or economic advantage in Europe. Many of the European nations had different reasons for wanting to control parts of Africa. Chancellor Otto von Bismark of Germany‚ speaking to his explorer that returned from Africa‚ says “My map of Africa is in Europe. Here is Russia and here is France‚ and we are in the middle. That is my map of Africa” (Doc 3). He argues that he is focusing on Europe and
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Empire and the German state‚ which tried to reach the European hegemony. Formally‚ the war was started by Napoleon III‚ despite the fact that the main prerequisite of the Franco-Prussian war was the provocation of the first Prussian chancellor – Otto von Bismarck‚ who was one of the initiators of the partial unification of Germany‚ while some of the German leaders and foreign authorities were against. German nationalists believed that unification of Germany would help to replace France as the dominant
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How important were the great power rivalries as a cause of the First World War? There has been much debate amongst historians about what the decisive factors leading to the First World War were. In early 1914 relations across Europe appeared stable: Anglo-German naval tensions looked to be improving and countries seemed to want to avoid war as it was expensive and would damage trade routes. For example‚ Austria-Hungary and Russia avoided war in 1912 and 1913. Within this essay I am going to weigh
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THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION · -In the 1780’s long standing resentments against the French monarchy made France angry. · -Louis XVI was an ineffective leader · -Minimum or below pay for work. · -Political conflict · -People hated their Queen (Austria) · -High taxes · -Starvation · -Huge division between rich & poor THE STORMING OF THE BASTILLE · -This major event of the revolution happened because Louis made a serious
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Nationalism is the belief that people’s greatest loyalty should not be to a king or an empire‚ but to a nation of people who share a common culture and history. An example of a positive effect of nationalism is the unification of Germany in the mid 1800’s. Otto von Bismark was a German nationalist and wanted to unify Germany under Prussian leadership. Bismark was a Junker and a master realpolitik. Bismark helped lead Germany to their unification and was one of the sole reasons they became a nation‚ thanks to
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Lea Serres November‚ 2009 Mrs. Cerqua Nationalism DBQ "Nationalism united people into nation- states‚ toppled empires composed of many ethnic minorities‚ and contributed to the outbreak of wars in the nineteenth century. How would you evaluate this statement?" Nationalism is a common patriotic passion for one’s nation and fellow nationals that united‚ and still unites certain groups of people. Nationalism can cause for the birth of loyalty to ethnic minorities‚ which have potential to cause many
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‘In the years before WW1 Germany was progressing towards an effective democracy’ how far do you agree? Germany before WW1 had a climate that possible could have led them to follow democracy. After all the biggest party in Reichstag was a democratic party and there was a constitution. Along with this the voting system was fairly progressed giving votes to most men and turnouts for these elections had increased showing political participation to be increasing along with general interest in politics
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Children commonly worked from a very young age; most in Britain worked in: Answer a. shipyards. b. textile plants. c. mines. d. domestic service. e. rail yards. Question One explanation for Britain’s lead in the Industrial Revolution was that: Answer a. the majority of its entrepreneurs were from the aristocracy. b. the government subsidized all rural industry. c. the pursuit of wealth was perceived as a worthy goal in life. d. Oxford and Cambridge produced a surplus of engineers. e. Britain
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different motivation for each nation‚ they saw that taking over colonies in Africa would give them either a political or economic advantage in Europe. Many of the European nations had different reasons for wanting to control parts of Africa. Chancellor Otto von Bismark of Germany‚ speaking to his explorer that returned from Africa‚ says “My map of Africa is in Europe. Here is Russia and here is France‚ and we are in the middle. That is my map of Africa” (Doc 3). He argues that he is focusing on Europe and
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