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The Impact of Napolean
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-Between 1807 and 1812 Napolean made changes in German speaking lands.
-Napolean's conquests sparked German Nationalism. -People who fought to free their lands from french rule began to demand a unified German State. |
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Congress of Vienna
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-Sought to maintain status quo (the way things are).
-Opposed German Nationalism beacuse it would require dimanting governments. -Prussian created economic Zollverein, which removed tariff barriers btween German states. |
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Otton Von Bismarck
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-He used the policy "Blood and Iron" to unite the German states under Prussian rule.
-His success was due in part to his stong will and ability to manipulate other. -Master of realpolitik, a tough minded evaluation when evaluating needs of states. -The ends justify the means. |
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Victory in War
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-Bismarck allied with Austria in order to seize Schleswig and Holstein from Denmarck.
-Franco-Prussian War of 1870, caused by a vacant throne in Spain. -Bismarck moved Prussia and France to war by editing and releasing "Ems dispatch." |
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Results of Prussian Victory
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-Willian the first of Prussia took title of Kaiser(emperor).
_In 1871 the Second Reich (empire) was born. -Called it that because it considered it heir to the Holy Roman Empire founded by King Otto the Grreat in the 900s. |
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New Gov.
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-2 house legislature.
-The Bundesrat, or upper class appointed by rules of German States. -Reichstag or lower house was elected by universal male suffrage. -German nation was far from democratics since Bundesrat could veto Reichstag. |
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How did indutrial progress in the 1850s and 1860s help Germany after unification?
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-Germans had founded large companies that served as a base for expansion.
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