PPT-Bismarck:

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. Domestic Policy for the Second German Reich . Government of the Second Reich . Federal system of government . German states still had political power over their state and each state maintain its own government . 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. Bismarck: Master Planner or Opportunist?. Lesson Aim:. To plan a section of an essay to present to the class.. BISMARCK!. Read p55-61 – make a quick C.V. for Bismarck. . 4. DIPLOMACY AND WAR, 1862-71.. How successful was Bismarck?. Bismarck’s Fall. 1880’s- Bismarck’s position seemed in jeopardy- Wilhelm I was quite old- next in line was Frederick *liberal . minded. 1887 the . Septennates. - military wanted an increase in spending- approved BUT Reichstag asked for a 3 year . 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. Unification of Germany 1871- 1890. The New . G. ermany. Under Bismarck’s leadership, the new Germany emerged as the dominant power in central Europe.. “When Bismarck became prime minister of Prussia in 1862, the kingdom was universally considered the weakest of the five European powers. Less than nine years later Prussia had been victorious in three wars, and a unified German Empire had emerged in the heart of Europe, arousing envy and fear among its rivals. When Bismarck left office in 1890, after 28 years as prime minister of Prussia and 19 as chancellor of the German Empire, the map of Europe had been changed beyond measure. The European centre, characterized by a weak conglomeration of small and medium-sized states for centuries, was now home to the foremost military and industrial power on the Continent.”. 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 . On February 14, 1939, amid fervent speeches, cheering throngs, and the playing of the national anthem, the Germans unleashed a new battleship that threatened to give Hitler’s army an insurmountable advantage in the naval warfare of World War II. The Bismarck sailed down the River Elbe bristling with weapons of war.. 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;. Finish German Empire (1871-1912). Return and Go over Test. German Empire. 1870 1871 1873 1878 1883 1888 1890 1912. Pope Pius IX declares Dogma of Papal Infallibility. -German Empire Declared. -Kulturkampf begins. Otto von Bismarck (1815-98). Born in . Sch. önhausen. in Brandenburg, the son of a Pomeranian . Junker. .. Educated at . Göttingen. University.. 1836: Entered the Prussian civil service.. 1839: Retired from the civil service to manage the family estates.. Lecture 2. The Franco-Prussian War (1870-71): primacy of domestic policy. War with France created an huge upsurge in German national feeling – popular pressure in the South German states to transform the wartime alliance into a permanent union..