PPT-Bismarck , Prussia and the Wars of Unification

House of Hohenzollern First Count of Zollern a county in the HRE identified in 11 th century Family took name from castle in Swabian Alps Dukes of Prussia since 16 th century Kings in Prussia since 1701. Risorgimento. Cavour / Mazzini/ Garibaldi. Otto von Bismarck . “by blood and iron”. Bad Ems Dispatch. Questions and Imperatives. Discuss French involvement in both Italian and German unification.. Step One – Economic Interdependence. A gradual process of economic interdependence from the early stages of the Industrial Revolution through to the mid 19th century saw the . G. ermanic states move towards economic unification. For example, the growth of the railway network in Germany led to easier access to different resources across the confederation. . The Emergence of Prussia. 1860 Wilhelm I. Resurgence of Liberalism during this period- industrialists embraced it. Post 1848 nationalism went very quiet…until the 1860s combined with liberalism. Both Austria and Prussia were attempting to reconfigure the German confederation to their advantages in the 1850’s- to varying degrees of success. Vereinheitlichung von . Deutschland!!!!. Problems:. Austria opposed any attempt at unifying Germany. Feared it would lose influence in the German States. A unified Germany would give Austria a run for its money militarily and economically. : people who believe that people of a single “nationality” should unite under a single government. Goal of Nationalists? Create a . NATION-STATE. Bonds that create a nation-state? Nationality, Language, Culture, Religion, History, and Territory. 10.1: Building a German Nation . Revolutions Around the World . Enlightenment ideas and nationalism spread the idea of Revolution, causing change around the world. . American Revolution . French Revolution . 1858 - 1870. Since the time of the middle ages, Italy has been a collection of provinces, early to mid 1800s – Italy was ruled by Austria and the Pope.. Major . Obstacles . to . Unification. Austrian . War with Austria and Achievements to 1866. Convention of . Gastein. August 1865- Prussia: Schleswig, Austria: Holstein. Prussia, for the first time had taken the lead on political affairs- weakness of Austria. By: Rocky . Hroch. Period 6. 1/18/12. Prompt. 2008- Analyze the similarities and differences in the methods used by Cavour and Bismarck to bring about the unification of Italy and of Germany, respectively.. German Unification. Brief History. By the 1800s the Germany we know today consisted of 39 . independent . states. The largest was Prussia. These states shared the same culture and industry brought them closer together. 1815-1872. National Spirit among German Speaking People before Napoleon. Before the 19th Century, The German speaking people had no idea of ‘national feeling’. German speaking people occupied Central Europe, but the German states were usually very small (and the Germans there mixed with other races. MAIN IDEA. In the late 1800s, Otto von Bismarck transformed Germany from a loose confederation of separate states into a powerful empire.. THINK ABOUT:. How was Germany unified?. What tactics did Bismarck use?. Unification - THEN. Germany. Germany. 1815 Germany had 39 states called the German Confederation (controlled by Austria. ). Prussia leads . unification. German population. Nationalistic movement. Stronger . 1/13/2012. Unification of Italy and Germany. Analyze the similarities and differences in the methods used by Cavour and Bismarck to bring about the unification of Italy and Germany.. Prompt:. Background: In Italy.