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Building a German Nation

Building a German Nation. Section 22-1 pp. 692-695. “The great questions of the day will not be settled by speeches or majority decisions…but by blood and iron.” Otto von Bismarck. Preview Questions. What factors helped Prussia rise to power in the German Confederation?

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Building a German Nation

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  1. Building a German Nation Section 22-1 pp. 692-695 “The great questions of the day will not be settled by speeches or majority decisions…but by blood and iron.” Otto von Bismarck

  2. Preview Questions • What factors helped Prussia rise to power in the German Confederation? • What were the causes and effects of the Franco-Prussian War?

  3. Steps Toward Unity • Impact of Napoleon • German states demand unity • Congress of Vienna creates German Confederation • Prussian Leadership • Zollverein: Made trade easier between states • King rejected German crowm

  4. Bismarck and German Unity • Otto von Bismarck • Appointed chancellor by king • Master of realpolitik • Wants power for Prussia • Builds army to pursue aggressive foreign policy

  5. The Rise of Prussia • Bismarck’s Wars • 1864: Won land from Denmark • 1866: Prussia defeated Austria • 1870: Franco-Prussian War

  6. Franco - Prussian War • Causes • Tension and rivalry between France and Prussia • The Ems Dispatch encouraged France to declare war

  7. Franco - Prussian War • Effects • End of France’s Second Empire • Increased German nationalism • German states united under Prussian rule • Kaiser Wilhelm I and Bismarck took power • German power in Europe increased

  8. Franco-Prussian War • Problems Ahead • Regional differences • German princes reluctant to give up power • Dominance of Prussia within Germany • Balance of Power in Europe

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