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 Do Now: . What was the main purpose or goals of the Congress of Vienna? How long did the Congress meet? Dates? What were some of the changes made to the European Map? What country would rise up as the next powerful nation or empire?

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  1.  Do Now:  • What was the main purpose or goals of the Congress of Vienna? • How long did the Congress meet? Dates? • What were some of the changes made to the European Map? • What country would rise up as the next powerful nation or empire? • Hint= this country would also be a key player in WWI and WWII. • HOMEWORK: Lets see how far we get.

  2. Germany’s Changing Chapter 10 Section 1

  3. Napoleon & Germany • Napoleon ventured into Germany numerous times= taking more land. • Napoleon annexed lands, dissolved Holy Roman Empire, and organized German states into the Rhine Confederation. • How would this make people in those German states feel?

  4. Prussia wants to build a strong unified Germany Empire, an empire which Prussia could lead. Why would it be beneficial for Prussia for Germany to be strong?

  5. * Each state had their own kind of government structure. * To unify these states meant to get rid of those structures and create a new one.

  6. These states went into the German Confederation.

  7. Prussia created an economic union called Zollverein.Barriers between German states were dismantled.

  8. Otto Von Bismarck • Born into Prussia’s Junker class- Conservative land owning nobles.

  9. Prussia did have a King- King William IWilliam was king but a puppet to Bismarck.

  10. Bismarck • 1867 Bismarck became Chancellor (North German Confederation)& prime minister of Prussia.

  11. Realpolitik= was realistic politics based on the needs of the state.

  12. Bismarck built up the Prussian army. • Bismarck was ready to have an aggressive foreign policy.

  13. Main Events : • 1 Bismarck first formed an alliance with Austria in 1864. Bismarck and Austria went after Schleswig and Holstein from Denmark. These areas were liberated.

  14. 2 In 1866 Bismarck attacked Austria • Austria Prussian War lasted 7 weeks. • Prussian victory.

  15. 3 Prussia then annexed other German states. • Bismarck got rid of the German Confederation (that involved Austria) and replaced it with a German Confederation that was controlled and regulated by Prussia.

  16. Do Now: • How can Bismarck and Napoleon be compared as leaders? • How could their ideas and outlooks on their countries be compared? VS.

  17. Bismarck stated, “We had to avoid leaving behind any desire for revenge.”- BismarckWhat does this quote mean?

  18. Franco-Prussian War 1870. • CAUSE: • Bismarck played up the invasions of Napoleon I to instill fear. • Bismarck wanted to start a war; he misprinted information making it seem like King William I had insulted the French ambassador.

  19. EFFECT: • Result was that Napoleon III (nephew to Napoleon I) declared war. • France lost horribly.

  20. William I eventually took title of Kaiser or emperor of Germany.

  21. January 1871 German nationalists celebrated the Second Reich or empire. • Bismarck drafted a-2 house legislature. • 1 Bundesrat (upper house) appointed rulers of German states. • 2 Reichstag (lower house) elected by universal male suffrage

  22. Bundesrat

  23. Reichstag

  24. Grab a book: • Chapter 10 Section 1 Questions 3,4,5,and 7. • Chapter 10 Section 2 Define: Iron Chancellor and answer questions 3-7. • Homework: • Congress of Vienna/Unification of Germany/Nationalism Quiz MOVED to Friday.

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