Austro-Prussian War

Throughout time, many great leaders and and people have left their mark on European history. Many wars, revolutions, and other events have left a mark on history, but it is best done by the people who cause these effects. One of these famous European figures is Otto von Bismarck. Bismarck is the most important figure in European history due to his Unification of Germany, His Alliances and their affect on World War I, and his Military Strategies which influenced nationalism. Otto von Bismarck…

remilitarize Germany. Then, Hitler used nationalism to justify German expansion into territories such as the Rhineland, Austria, and the Sudetenland. Eventually, Hitler’s use of nationalism triggered Germany to invade Poland in 1939 commencing World War…

The Franco-Prussian war took place in 1870 between France and Prussia. With France’s defeat, this war led to the creation of a unified Germany. The primary cause of this war was Otto von Bismarck’s leadership of Prussia. This can be illustrated through Wilhelm I’s dependency on Bismarck, Bismarck outflanking the Prussian liberals, and Bismarck’s use of distinctive strategies to manipulate others to generate war. Otto von Bismarck’s leadership of Prussia can be seen through Wilhelm I’s…

In 1862 the King of Prussia was not being allowed to increase military spending because of the Prussian representative assembly. Otto von Bismarck, the Prime Minister of Prussia was asked by the King of Prussia to appear in front of the Budget Committee to stress the importance of the military in allowing Prussia to remain in power during the German nations unification. Bismarck gave a speech known as “Blood and Iron” to express his reasoning behind why the military deserved to receive an…

perceived as monumental and was met with deafening cheers from the audience. This proclamation marked the German unification from above, which was significantly facilitated by the Wars of Unification—the German-Danish War, the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War. These wars, especially the Franco-Prussian War, made the german states united…

INTRODUCTION World War 1 occurred during 1914-1918 and was originally called The Great War before the Second World War in 1939. It had a devastating impact on all of the countries that were involved as the mortality rate was huge. There were several reasons The Great War started which included some long term causes such as Imperialism & Nationalism as well as a few short term triggers that included the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie which in turn became known as the…

the leadership of Otto von Bismarck to establish the German Unification ideology that provoked the Austro-Prussian War that ensured a win against Austria in 1866 (Smith 59). In addition, the ideology strengthened Germans’ resolve that ignited the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and this contributed to the establishment of the German Empire in the Halls of Mirrors. The fact that a lot of history…

To what extent was the foreign policy of Prussia, and later, Germany a serious threat to European peace in the years 1814–1914? From the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to the outbreak of war in 1914, the foreign policy of Prussia has changed enormously due to a number of political and geographical factors. Bismark’s unification policies provoked much uproar from major European powers and Germany’s imperialistic “Weltpolitik” of the late 19th century was blamed for an increase in hostilities across…

occur because Garibaldi gave up the lands previously conquered, therefore preventing a civil war, which allowed Italy to become one united nation. However, the Germans took a different route to unification. While the Italians unified at one time, the Germans took a gradual process to become one nation. Germany began to be united with the North German Confederation. After the effects of the Franco-Prussian War, however, the “Second Reich” was born, all of Germany became united, and the newly…

World War One curated throughout the years of 1914-1918. There was much tension between countries long before the war begun due to conflicts over resources, land, military forces, ideas and technological changes during the 1800’s. It was then one event in 1914 that ignited World War One. By 1907, there was two major alliance groups. The Triple Alliance was formed in 1882, when Italy decided to join the alliance between Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was then two and a half decades…