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Aim: How did Otto von Bismarck Unify Germany?

Aim: How did Otto von Bismarck Unify Germany?. Do Now: Regents Question: One political objective of both Otto von Bismarck and Giuseppe Garibaldi was to (1) overthrow divine right monarchies (2) unify their nations (3) establish communist systems (4) form an alliance with Great Britain.

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Aim: How did Otto von Bismarck Unify Germany?

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  1. Aim: How did Otto von Bismarck Unify Germany? • Do Now: Regents Question: • One political objective of both Otto von Bismarck and Giuseppe Garibaldi was to • (1) overthrow divine right monarchies • (2) unify their nations • (3) establish communist systems • (4) form an alliance with Great Britain

  2. Case Study: Germany • Bismarck Takes Control • Junkers—conservative wealthy landowners—support Prussian Wilhelm I • Junker realpolitik master Otto von Bismarck becomes prime minister • Realpolitik—power politics without room for idealism • Bismarck defies Prussian parliament

  3. Case Study: Germany • Prussia Expands • Prussia and Austria fight Denmark, gain two provinces • Quick victory makes other German nations respect Prussia

  4. Case Study: Germany • Seven Weeks War • Bismarck creates a border dispute with Austria to provoke a war • Prussia seizes Austrian territory, northern Germany • Eastern and western parts of Prussian kingdom are joined for the first time.

  5. Case Study: Germany • The Franco-Prussian War • Bismarck provokes war with France to unite all Germans • Wilhelm is crowned Kaiser—emperor of a united Germany—at Versailles • Bismarck creates a Germany united under Prussian dominance.

  6. To some Germans, Bismarck was the greatest and noblest of Germany’s statesmen. They say he almost singlehandedly unified the nation and raised it to greatness. To others, he was nothing but a devious politician who abused his powers and led Germany into dictatorship. His speeches, letters, and memoirs show him to be both crafty and deeply religious. At one moment, he could declare, “It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.” At another moment he might claim, “We Germans shall never wage aggressive war, ambitious war, a war of conquest.”

  7. A Shift in Power • Balance Is Lost • In 1815 the Congress of Vienna established five powers in Europe: • Austria • Prussia • Britain • France • Russia • By 1871, Britain and Prussia (now Germany) have gained much power • Austria and Russia are weaker militarily and economically

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