Unit 6 Lesson 7

NEW NATION GERMANY

The New Nation of Germany

The New Nation of Germany

in 1860

did not exist

as a single

nation

The New Nation of Germany

Germans

German speaking

cultures lived in

Prussia, the

Austrian Empire,

and 39 small

states ruled by

princes

The New Nation of Germany

German

States

Included…

•Prussia

•Mecklenburg

•Oldenburg

•Hanover

•Saxony

•Bavaria

…and many others

The New Nation of Germany

Prussia

German

nationalists began

to look for ways to

unify the many

German states.

The best choice to

lead them seemed

to be Prussia.

Why?

Prussia

Prussia

Large

Prussia

Large Wealthy

Prussia

Industrialized Large Wealthy

Prussia

Industrialized Large Wealthy

strong manufacturing

sector

leader in trade

negotiations among

other states

trade associations

Prussia

Industrialized

Large

Wealthy

?

What did Prussia need to

make unification happen?

Prussia

Industrialized

Large

Wealthy

a leader

What did Prussia need to

make unification happen?

The New Nation of Germany

Count Otto von

Bismarck

• 1862 - Appointed Prime

Minister of Prussia by King

William I

• Both Bismarck and the king

believed in militarism –

having a strong military force.

The New Nation of Germany

Count Otto von

Bismarck

• Prussian Parliament refused new taxes

to build a larger army

• Bismarck enlarged the army with current

taxes

• Bismarck bled the treasury to build up

the army.

The New Nation of Germany

Building Prussian

Domination

Bismarck used the army to • seize Schleswig and Holstein from

Denmark

• drive the Austrians from German

territory

• add new areas from 1864-1867

• entice southern German states into

becoming allies of Prussia

• push France into declaring war on

Prussia in 1870

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The New Nation of Germany

Building Prussian

Domination

Prussia defeated the French in

the Franco-Prussian War (1871)

• German states celebrated by asking

William I of Prussia to become kaiser

of a German nation

(the German word kaiser and the Russian word czar

both derive from the latin title caesar)

The New Nation of Germany

Building the German Nation

Bismarck became its Chancellor in 1871

• known as the “Iron Chancellor”

• used iron weapons and soldiers’ blood to

unify the German state.

• once created, Bismarck kept the new

nation out of war

• spent Germany’s resources on building

the national economy

Complete Activity

How Did Industrialization Lead to

a New German Nation?

• Industrialization led to strong

economy, full employment, happy

Germans

How Did Industrialization Lead to

a New German Nation?

• Industrialization led to strong economy, full

employment, happy Germans

• Happy Germans took pride in

German accomplishments, German

culture and German leaders

How Did Industrialization Lead to

a New German Nation?

• Industrialization led to strong economy, full

employment, happy Germans

• Happy Germans took pride in German

accomplishments, German culture and German leaders

• Pride in German accomplishments,

German culture, and German

leaders led to desire for a strong

nation with a strong army

How Did Industrialization Lead to

a New German Nation?

Fear of

German

Militarism

What Was the Impact of a New

German Nation?

Meaning…

elevating the importance of a large,

efficient military above all other interests

of a nation.

Militarism

German

Imperialism

What Was the Impact of a New

German Nation?

Germany began competing

with other European nations

for colonial possessions of its

own

The control by one

country or region of

another country or

region through

economic, political,

or military means.

Imperialism

It Upset the

European

Balance of

Power…

What Was the Impact of a New

German Nation?

a powerful Germany raised

suspicions and threatened the

security of her neighbors

Powers of nations distributed so that no

single nation is strong enough to

impose its will on other nations.

Balance

of Power

Spurred Growth of Alliances

What Was the Impact of a New

German Nation?

Nations

allied

themselves

with other

nations to

reestablish a

balance of

power

It Encouraged Nationalism

What Was the Impact of a New

German Nation?

Governments

whipped up

patriotic fervor

in response to

the feared

German threat

Nationalism Loyalty and devotion to a nation –

exalting one nation over others?

OR

Nationalism A desire create

a new nation

that reflects

one’s own

personal identity

or culture