German unification (history)

What are the initial steps toward unity?

• economic changes

• War

• Treaties

How were the German states similar?

• language

• Foods

• Dress

• Customs

How were German states different?

• currency

• Governments

• Religion

How was Prussia different from other German states?

Prussia was the leading/largest state out of all the German states

Who created Germany?

Hohenzollern/ Prussia

Zollverein

Abolished tariffs for states that joined Prussia

Tariffs

Tax on imported goods

How do tariffs get placed?

• other nations put a tax on u

• Consumers pay ⬆ prices

• Producers pay less

• Pay ⬇, workers ⬇

How can a state have tariffs abolished?

• accept the Prussian currency, weights, and measures

• Prices ⬇, # of goods sold ⬆, MORE jobs created

Junker

A wealthy, large , land-owning aristocrat/ noble

How did Bismarck become an autocrat?

He was selected by the Hohenzollern family to govern Prussia and unite Germans

How did Bismarck feel about liberalism?

Bismarck hated it for 2 reasons

• it lacks vision

• It’s too slow

Blood

Industrialize to make (better) weaponry

Iron

War with common “enemies”

The Danish War

• Denmark joined 2 territories near Prussia

• Bismarck claimed Denmarch was being AGGRESSIVE and HURTING towards GERMAN PEOPLE

Why did the Danish War happen?

To fight to stop foreigners from domination

Who won the Danish War?

Prussia does with help from the Germans

7 Weeks War

Austria vs. Prussia

• Bismarck made a military alliance with Italy

• Italy got Venetta

• Bismarck made a neutral agreement with France

What was the purpose of the 7 Weeks War?

To prove which German states were superior

How long did the 7 Weeks War last?

7 Weeks

Who won the 7 weeks war?

Prussia

Treaty of Prague

• Italy got Venetta Bismarck made

• - Prussia got Holstein ( Austria)

• All northern German states joined together with Prussia

Franco-Prussian War

France vs. Prussia

• Spanish Bourbon king dies without an Heir

• Nobles select Leopoldo Hohenzollern (Prussia)

• Bismarck added “NOT” after “WOULD” and sent it to Napoleon 3, who was outraged and declared war on Prussia

Who won the Franco-Prussian War?

Prussia

Treaty of Frankfurt

• France paid Prussia $ 1 billion

• Prussia got Alsace and Lorraine

• Created Germany

Autocrat

A person selected to make all decisions ( the monarch appoints a person)