PPT-Rise of Austria and Prussia

Objectives Outline causes and results of the Thirty Years War Understand how Austria and Prussia emerged as great powers Describe how European nations tried to maintain a balance of power What if I tell you that the WWI was not the first World War. 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. The Unification of Germany. Europe 1815. Key Questions. What was Germany like before 1815?. How was Germany affected by the Vienna settlement?. What was the impact of Nationalism on the Germanic states?. Austria Vs Prussia. Austro – Prussian war. The . Austro-Prussian War.  (also called the . Seven Weeks' War.  or the . German Civil War. ) was a war fought between the Austrian Empire and its German allies, and Prussia with its German allies in 1866, that resulted in Prussian dominance in Germany. In Germany and Austria, it is called . 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. Why did Prussia not extend its political influence within Germany after 1848?. Schleswig-Holstein and the Frankfurt Parliament- raised the prestige of . Prussia. The German Confederation played such a little role in 1848 (due to Austria being preoccupied in its own Empire) that is could be considered to be . : 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. th. . TEST THURSDAY . TEST THURSDAY . TEST THURSDAY . TEST THURSDAY . TEST THURSDAY . TEST THURSDAY . TEST THURSDAY . TEST THURSDAY . Nationalism. The belief that people should be . loyal. based on Mr. Richey’s design; additions and alterations by Mr. Robinson. The Holy Roman Empire. Art Credit: . David . Liuzzo. & . N3MO. The Holy Roman Empire. “Neither Holy, nor Roman, . nor an Empire!”. 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?. 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;. . Lesson 2 . Rise of Austria, Prussia, and Russia . Learning Objectives. Outline the causes and results of the Thirty Years’ War.. Understand how Austria and Prussia emerged as great powers.. Explain the steps Peter the Great took to modernize Russia.. The Rise of Prussia. 1991 Prompt. Analyze the military, political, and social factors that account for the rise of Prussia between 1440 and 1786.. Prussia. Territorial Gained. Territory Lost. Other German States. Jamie Driskill. Period 4. Sept. 30, 2011. Military. Strong kings began to emerge in many lands in the course of the 17. th. century. War and the threat of war aided rulers greatly in their attempts to build absolute monarchies.. Medieval. Absolute. Monarch. Medieval: Weak kings, little power over feudal lords, ruled only lands belonging to family. Kings begin to assert power over the nobles (. Sp. , . Rus. , . Prus. , . Eng.