Bismarck was a man with outstanding diplomatic skills and admirations to achieve exactly what he desired without compromise. In the earlier years of Bismarck’s political career he desired aristocratic rule and complete loyalty to the ’Junker’‚ rich‚ landowning aristocratic Prussian’s. As Bismarck’s political experience grew his views changed and he felt it necessary to move away from aristocratic rule and formed a view similar to nationalism. Many believe this was to simply give his own state of
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Did Bismarck really plan the unification of Germany? Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) could be considered one of the smartest leaders of Germany ever. He was a great National Hero who was respected greatly by the German people. It was only in 1847 when Bismarck became a Deputy in the Prussian United Diet that Bismarck started on his path to greatness. Even though Bismarck was originally from Prussia and he stuck to all his old beliefs as he climbed the political ladder until he became the Prime
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In 1871 Germany finally became a unified statehood. This was a long time coming for Germany because for so long they were just a cluster of twenty-five German speaking states‚ city-states‚ and duchies between France‚ Russia‚ and the north sea coast. When fighting for the right to finally be unified this brought fighting which was fueled by the rise in German nationalism in the early half of the 1800’s. Germany’s unification began with the uproar of 1848‚ when a series of revolutions came through
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britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/66989/Otto-von-Bismarck http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/bismarck.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/bismarck_otto_von.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/higher/history/nationalism/unification/revision/2/ Otto Von Bismarck was a German Chancellor of the 19th Century who shaped Germany into a strong nation by manipulating Europe. He unified his nation and fought against Socialism and in 1851 Bismarck was appointed as chief Prussian delegate to the
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Bismarck and German Unification Before the 19th Century‚ German-speaking people had no idea of ‘national identity’ German speaking people occupied Central Europe‚ but the German states were usually very small (and the Germans there mixed with other races). The upper classes looked towards France as the foundation of European civilization. Although a German Confederation was created after 1815‚ it was not concerned with promoting a united Germany since the 39 rulers had no wish to see their
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| Unification of Germany | | | | 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
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THE UNIFICATION OF GERMANY In 1871 the thirty-eight states of what was once the Holy Roman Empire‚ re-united to become what was known in the early twentieth century as simply‚ The German Empire‚ 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
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the Unification of Germany Liberal hopes for German unification were not met during the politically turbulent 1848-49 period. A Prussian plan for a smaller union was dropped in late 1850 after Austria threatened Prussia with war. Despite this setback‚ desire for some kind of German unity‚ either with or without Austria‚ grew during the 1850s and 1860s. It was no longer a notion cherished by a few‚ but had proponents in all social classes. An indication of this wider range of support was the change
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guidance of Bismarck‚ the Prussian chancellor‚ the unification of a Kleindeutsch (small Germany) took place in 1871 after Prussia defeated France. There is often historical debate over who was responsible for the unification of Germany. Controversy is caused amongst those who believe that Bismarck was fully responsible for German unification and those who believe other factors played an equally or even more important part. The historian Pflanze is an example of someone who considers Bismarck to be solely
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The Unification of Germany Chapter 1 Germany 1815-1848 1. The Situation in Germany 1815 2. Reform and Repression 1815-40 3. Economic Development 1815-40 4. Germany 1840-8 1813 – Battle of Leipzig 1814-15 - The Vienna Peace Settlement 1815 – German Confederation established 1817 – Wartburg Festival 1818 – Constitution granted in Baden and Bavaria 1819- Carlsbad Decrees 1832 – Nationalist festival at Hambach‚ The Six Articles 1834 – Zollverein came into operation 1840 – Frederick
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