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wrecked Germany. It left Germany in a huge debt and fundamentally ruined the German…

The Versailles Treaty angered and enraged the German leaders and population for taking over land, military, and…

The official language of Austria is German, however, the nation of Austria takes great pride in their variation of it. While there are many dialects within Austria, there is still a very concrete standard German that the Austrians utilize, Austrian Standard German (ASG). This standardized language is different in many ways from German Standard German (GSG, the official standard language of Germany). This multitude of dialects, along with ASG, contribute greatly to the sense of national identity…

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 increase in spending. His reasoning was that liberalism was not going to put Prussia at a high position within the united German nations, only Prussia’s power will do that. The thought that power is the only way to have a united government…

U.S. Honors Pre-WWI Name: Yash Parikh_________________ Score: ______ Read Chapter 8. Do further research on databases and books. Your textbook is a resource but cannot be used as a cited source. You must have a Works Cited page. 1. Compare and contrast the foreign policies of Bismarck vs. Kaiser Wilhelm. How were their decisions significant to WWI? (At least…

The most popular definition for nationalism is a love or loyalty to one’s country, but it is made up of much more. Nationalism is felt by large groups of people who have a common culture. They all experience the same religion, language and history and share a territory. These people often feel that their nation is better, and better off as an autonomous state that rules itself, and they might be willing to go to many extremes to achieve this. This nationalism has affected Italy and Germany as…

The History of the Unified German States and “Bismarck’s Germany” Germany: a region and territory that has been synonymous with war since Frederick Wilhelm, the Great Elector, started the process of turning Prussia into a military-based monarchy in 1653 (Steinberg). Germany, although incredible in its historical impact, has only existed in its present, unified form for less than 150 years. Over its short lifetime, Germany has enjoyed, and endured, a number of rulers, but none, perhaps, was so…

With their new found productive skills, they started to invent. A German man, by the name of Johannes Gutenberg, invented the printing press. The German goldsmith's fifteenth century commitment to the innovation of technology was revolutionary. This empowered books to be made in mass productions and allowed fast distribution of learning all through Europe. Nonetheless…

be capable of constantly working and sticking together. Not only are these necessary, but there are also times when a country MUST be unified in order to have some sort of significance and prowess in the eyes of other countries. In the midst of the German peoples sense of national and pride as well as Prussia’s political desire, an essential need for the unification of Germany was created. The German’s began to experience considerable…

succession wars – but nothing that could possibly be considered permanent. This all changed in 1870, when the Franco-Prussian War ended with the formation of the German Empire through blood and iron. A radical shift in the power spectrum had thus transpired. Wilhelm I, through the German Empire, fractured the power structure in Europe. To secure German economic dominance and the balance of power throughout Europe, unprecedented actions had to be taken. The network of alliances that would…