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 was born on April 1, 1815 in Prussia to a family of the Junker nobility, but only lived a middle class life, as his father was not a very good farmer. His mother came from a wealthy family that was very academically sound. She wanted her son to enjoy…
Otto von Bismarck who was the Prime Minister of Prussia at this time helped succeed Germany to being one of the top five major powers of Europe. Bismarck wanted his country to be just for the German race and work together to fulfill that feeling of superiority against others. Throughout this paper I will dissect the details of the German unification and how it turned into a powerful nation. In the beginning, Germany started off as many German states and kingdoms in which Bismarck wanted…
Prussian interest to gain an alliance with Austria to defeat Denmark and settle the issue of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. The alliance can be regarded as an aid to Prussian expansion, highlighting imperialism as a cause of conflict. The aim of this war has been considered by Charles A. Fyffe as ‘the annexation of the Danish duchies and some other coveted territory to the Prussian kingdom ', J. Droysen’s highlighting of the lack of care for "friend or foe" provides further evidence of…
and Prussian forces, and occupied the Netherlands. Additionally, Napoleon 's troops were able to dissolve the crumbling Holy Roman Empire. Napoleon reorganized the once Holy Roman Empire into a confederacy of German states. In 1804, he even went as far as to crown himself emperor of the massive empire of territories he had accumulated. Furthermore, Austria, Prussia, and Russia were forced to ally with Napoleon. Through his conquests, Napoleon was able to establish French hegemony in Europe.…
A willful manipulator of the throne or revolutionary thinker? The legacy of Johann Friedrich Struensee is left in history as a controversy. During the 1770's, Christian VII's reign in Denmark was underscored with the illness of the king, which gave way for a German doctor, Johann Friedrich Struensee, to rise to power and become a ruler. As the king’s doctor and confidant, Struensee essentially gained the persuasive power of a king and later accumulated all of the governmental power so he could…
an era of change for Bismarck and his regime over Prussia. It was at this time that an increasingly liberal society went against the ideas of the increasingly radicalized Bismarck. With the appearance of political enhancement of the German Confederation, Bismarck essentially created a completely new and stronger alliance. In essence, the creation of the North German Confederation enhanced Germany to a greater degree than any other European nation. “The Consolidation of Germany transformed the…
was necessary to solidify the status quo of the Prussian landed elite and to guarantee political security against threats posed by other European powers. This mission was undertaken by famed German Chancellor Otto Von Bismarck. In 1985, Hans Ulrich Wehler in his controversial work The German Empire 1871-1918 explored the rising of nationalism in Prussia and how Bismarck used this tide to create the German Empire. According to Wehler, Bismarck staged a series of foreign wars to unite German…
German kingdoms to establish his empire. Only he believed that he could establish leadership and lead Prussia to international success (Barkin, Otto Von Bismarck). Born as prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck in Schönhausen April 1, 1815,…
Frederick II, King of Prussia wrote on October 26, 1756, “The enemy apparently made more mistakes than my officers, to the point where, this year, we have succeeded. However, this whole campaign is but the arrangement of the chessboard. This coming year, the game will begin and it is a difficult task that I have proposed to myself to be wise still.” Frederick had now to await the forthcoming of the next campaign, when France, Austria, Sweden and Russia would be ready to “enter the game”. Thus,…
driving out the foreigners in country to make Italy powerful and the people of it. Giuseppe Garaibaldi the “sword” of Italian unification began a volunteer group of soldiers named the “Red Shirts” and led them to battles which resulted in the addition of the southern kingdom of the two Sicilies to Italy in 1861. He emphasized to his soldiers to fight for Italy’s independence not just speak about it and if you are willing to do so to follow him and…