Kingdom of Prussia

While Otto Von Bismarck was ruling over Prussia, he had plans for Germany as a whole. He wanted Germany to become more stable by unifying the other colonies to Prussia and he wanted it to become a stable European power. When Kaiser Wilhelm II took the lead this goal was changed, Wilhelm II wanted Germany to grow and colonize globally in hopes of becoming a global power. (WorldBook Online, Napoleon III, 2016) (Gale, Germany, 2016) (Biography. Com,"Kaiser Wilhelm Biography Emperor (1859–1941)”,…

When Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm set out to compose their anthology of Germanic folklore in the early 19th century, it is hard to imagine they expected their level of success, with their collection becoming one of the highest rated printed texts in literature, rivaling that of the Bible. While their work is read throughout the world, it began as a discussion on solely Germanic folklore. With this discussion, the Grimm brothers brought about a social unification, helping to establish the foundation…

Otto Von Bismarck was an important figure and was born on April 1, 1815. He was appointed prime minister of Prussia as he was a supporter of King William I. Since the German Confederation was made out of thirty eight states, there was no unity. In 1848, people of the German Confederation wanted a unification, and so the Frankfurt Assembly attempted to create a constitution for a future unified Germany ; although it was unsuccessful. Due to this, Bismarck became well known for his part in the…

Otto von Bismarck’s Policy from 1871 to 1890 From 1871 to 1890 was the reign of Bismarck as the chancellor of Germany. With the new chancellor came a new style of Diplomacy. Bismarck Diplomacy could be described as a chess game he was playing between all of the other great powers of Europe. Although the goal of the game was not to win all of the pieces. This era can be broken down into three essential components relevant to Bismarck’s reign, His initial goals and purposes of his actions, the…

Germany (Deutschland) was established by Charlemagne in 800 A.D.; this combination of states were based on two compromises. “The first was between the King of Prussia and the rulers of the other German states, who agreed to accept him as the Kaiser (emperor or king) of the new United Germany, provided they could continue to control their states as they previously had.” (Deutsch Culture) The second was the agreement to accept a constitution that combined a powerful authoritarian monarchy with a…

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…

Furthermore, Austria, Prussia, and Russia were forced to ally with Napoleon. Through his conquests, Napoleon was able to establish French hegemony in Europe. However, Napoleon’s empire began to crumble when he devastatingly decided to invade Russia. Similarly to Napoleon, Otto von Bismarck used aggressive military expansionist policies to unify Germany. Bismarck’s policy of “blood and iron” was used to bring about the unification of Germany. As prime minister of King Wilhelm I of Prussia,…

Unification is usually done for the benefit of every entity involved. Whether it’s companies merging, a mob assembling, two people marrying, or a country unifying, it’s always done for a purpose. That purpose is progress and growth of all parties associated. Sometimes the process of unifying has its downfalls and negative aspects. The reunification of Germany experienced major problems as the Berlin Wall fell. The problems that new Germany faced were largely economic related, but cultural,…

The answer to this perplexing question lies on how the French viewed the outside world. By turning Egypt into an object to be visited and observed, the event organizers created an image of Egypt as something set apart from Europe that could be acquired. In a very real sense, the exhibit made the French ponder how their own unique culture compared to that of the Egyptians. As a result, this had the unintended consequences of stirring French nationalism and a desire for empire, especially when…

Two of the greatest men in modern history, Otto von Bismarck and Adolf Hitler were determined to transform Germany into a great power. Despite being Prussian, Bismarck was nonetheless driven to unify Germany due to the fear of liberal ideology in a fragmented Germany. In essence, Bismarck was violent and would not stop at anything until his goals were realized with the eventual formation of a German state. Meanwhile, Adolf Hitler, an Austrian, sought to rid the nation of any race that was not…