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7 Cards in this Set
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Front (Term) William I |
King of Prussia who became first ruler of a united Germany |
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Front (Term) Otto Von Bishmarck |
Prussian military leader who engineered the unification of Germany |
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Realpolitik |
A policy that permits a nation-state to pursue its own advantage by any means |
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Kaiser |
Emperor |
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Kaiser |
German Emperor |
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Chancellor |
Chief master |
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Three wars |
First war: Denmark; to prevent it from annexing the territories of Schleswig and Holstein. -Persuaded Austria to join Prussia in declaring war against Denmark. Austria and Prussia won the war. -Prussia took Schleswig. Austria took Holstein |
Bishmarck had 3 objectives. First he wanted to raise money to expand the army. Second, he wanted Prussia to use its military and economic power to reduce Austrian influence among the German states. Third, he planned to arrange the unification of all German states, except Austria and Switzerland, under Prussian control. To do that he went to war three times. |
