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Steps toward Unification •Create Military Power •Eliminate Austria •Establish North German Federation •Franco-Prussian War •Establish German Empire
This work focuses on the first unification of Germany under Otto von Bismarck, i.e. the German wars of unification (1864-71), and its subsequent rise as a great power militarily, economically and culturally in the world politics from 1871 to 1918.
- Adarsh Saini
The Unification of Germany. In 1815, thirty-nine German states had formed a loose grouping that was called the German Confederation. The two larges states, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Prussia, dominated the confederation. Of the two, Prussian was more open to nationalism for three reasons:-
This work focuses on the first unification of Germany under Otto von Bismarck, i.e. the German wars of unification (1864-71), and its subsequent rise as a great power militarily, economically and culturally in the world politics from 1871 to 1918.
- Cosmin Floricel
- The Rise of Prussia
- Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871
- Result of The German Unification
The Congress of Vienna in 1815 established a confederation of German states under the leadership of the Austrian Empire. For their part, the Austrians, in a bid to maintain their own influence over the German states, suppressed any expression of German nationalism and pitted the German states against one another. It ensured that no one state would ...
France was ruled by Napoleon III, the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte. Unlike his uncle, Napoleon III lacked both political acumen and military skill. He would become a perfect target for Otto von Bismarck’s machinations. Through a series of clever diplomatic manoeuvres and subtle provocations, Bismarck managed to provoke Napoleon III into declaring w...
The Unification of Germany was a watershed moment in European history that would forever change its political landscape. With the arrival of a new unified German nation into European politics, the other powers took note with mixed feelings of appreciation, awe and fear. An appreciation that a new state would change the balance of power within conti...
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ground of the Unification of GermanyBefore unification, Germany was a collection of small kingdoms that came into existence f. llowing the Treaty of Verdun in 843. These kingdoms would for. the basis of the Holy Roman Empire. Yet, there was no homogenous Ge.
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German states to decisively defeat France and seize the economically valuable Alsace-Lorraine province. The unified Germany that emerged from the war instantly became one of the most powerful states in Europe, overturning the continental balance of power. Germany's rising power alarmed Britain and Russia, drawing both countries into
