Chapter 22 - The Age of Nation-States

Bismarck

________ was the Prussian representative from 1851 until 1859.

Austria

During the 1850s, ________ presided over the German Confederation's diet.

Otto von Bismarck

In September 1862, William I sought assistance from ________ (1815- 1898), the man who, more than any other single individual, influenced the next thirty years of European history.

Frederick William IV

________ was declared insane in 1858, and his brother William took over as regent.

German states

Under Bismarck's leadership and with the strong support of its royal dynasty, Prussia employed diplomatic and military tactics to forcefully unite the ________ into a powerful national entity on both the German and international theaters.

German Confederation

The ________, founded at the Congress of Vienna, was the governmental framework of the German- speaking territories.

Bismarck

________ was the Prussian delegate to the German Confederation from 1851 until 1859.

Austria

________ ruled over the diet of the 1850s.

Bismarck

________ had crushed the Prussian liberals by elevating the monarchy and the army to the country's most popular institutions.

Bismarck

________ was descended from a Junker (noble landowner)