Unification of Germany

As Chancellor of Prussia and Germany (from 1862 to 1890), Otto Von Bismarck effectively controlled Germany and its states along with having influence over the rest of Europe. Though having a shoot first ask questions later mentality, he brought prosperity and nationalism to the German confederation. Bismarck reformed and unified Germany along with pushing worldwide innovation by building up a military. Otto von bismarck was very much of a progressivist and that is what made him so impactful. He…

The division of Germany after the Second World War has often been recognized as providing a unique opportunity to evaluate a natural experiment in history, one in which a homogenous population had been artificially separated for 45 years. The possible consequences for the healthcare reforms of the two very different social models have, however, received relatively little attention in modern literature. In particular, the division of Germany into two states at the conclusion of World War II had…

The historical figure I admire the most would have to be Otto von Bismarck, the great unifier of Germany and keeper of European peace for over Thirty Decades. I am enamored by how the man could procrastinate, drink and party and then at the last minute, with no preparation, come up with a plan to save the day. You see Bismarck always had a plan. When the Danish attacked the German population of Schleswig–Holstein, Bismarck calmly turned his army facing Austria and proceeded to crush the Danes.…

For the unit 4, we watched movies that were focusing on the problems that Germany was facing after the wall came down and the unification. During this period citizens from both sides were kind of forced to get along and help each other so they can help the country and the government grow. But the problem was that these people were alien to each other and it was not really easy for them to get along. Also after the wall, there was a lot of economic issues that they were facing. A lot of people…

picked interest in the eye of Mussolini, leader of the Fascist country of Spain. After their first meeting in June 1924, Mussolini first described Hitler as ‘that mad little clown’ but later realized that he had more to gain with a friendship with Germany than with Britain and…

What is Germany and is it Truly United? Throughout history Germany has been a changing nation. It has changed so much that many lines in Germany have been blurred, such as who is German and what Germany comprises of. Germany has gone from a series of kingdoms and principalities to one nation, but even today Germany remains divided. Many of these issues of unity stem from what Germany actually is and the change in that definition over the course of the last couple centuries. Germany has almost…

responsible for the reconstructing of the borders. The Four Powers bartered boundaries without considering the consent of the residents, which later becomes problematic. Consequently, the unification of Germany threatens parity and the notion of peace suggested by the Congress of Vienna. By 1871, Britain and Germany became the most powerful European nations; the European balance of power…

perseverance he welded the scattered fragments into a small but compact and well organised party under his personal control’. Hitler used the Wall Street Crash of 1928 and it’s subsequent economic depression to his advantage, it had taken its toll on Germany, with a rise in unemployment and the assumption that the government had no control, many people turned to the Nazis or the the Communists, you can see the increase in votes for the party in that the Nazi Party gained 2.6% of the vote in…

Versailles, which ended the war with Germany in 1918, resulted in great shock for Germans. Not only did Germany lose the war, but were also forced to deal with the harsh terms the treaty imposed on them. Nonetheless, many argue that the treaty led Germany to recover its dominance in central Europe. However, Germans did not see it that way. Most Germans, in fact, despised it. One of the most controversial terms of the treaty was the “war guilt clause” since it imposed Germany to take absolute…

meeting between East and West Germany in regards to finding a third way between capitalism and socialism. East Germany did not want to abandon their socialist based economy for capitalism and hoped to found a middle ground. However, these meetings argued that mixed systems would not work and East Germany would have to adapt to a capitalist market economy if they were going to be unified. In addition, part 4 discussed the free elections that were held in East Germany for the first time in 40…