Mr. Bridges Modern World History 2/8/2010. What is Germany like in the early 1800s How does...

Nationalism

Mr. BridgesModern World History

2/8/2010

What is Germany like in the early 1800s

How does Bismarck unify the divided German States?

Unification of Germany

Impact of Napoleon

Council of Vienna 1815 Creates the

German Confederation

German Confederation

PrussiaAustria - Hungary

Prussia’s Influence

Key Player: King William I of Prussia

Creates the Zollverein Economic Union Dismantled trade

barriers between German States

Otto von Bismarck

From Prussia’s Junker class

Becomes Chancellor Unites German states

under Prussian rule

Master of Realpolitik

Motives?

Path to a German Empire

Bismarck’s 3 Wars: War with Denmark Allies with Austria

Path to a German Empire

War with Austria Invents an excuse to invade Takes new

territories

Path to a German Empire

Franco-Prussian War How did Bismarck convince

Germans to go to war with France?

Total victory for the Germans

What do the Germans gain?▪ 1) Complete feeling of German

Nationalism▪ 2) Alsace-Lorraine