AHHHH FAK MA LIFE german unification

German nationalists sought ___ after the 1848 revolutions that took place in major cities across Europe.

greater unity

1. A liberal middle class of:

2. the bourgeoisie who:

1. business and factory owners

2. saw the need for a national market.

Economic unity only comes with ___

political unity

Otto von Bismarck, Prussia’s prime minister, wanted to:

expand Prussia’s military influence and return it to a place of power in Europe.

Prussia grew even larger and more powerful after beating Austria in

1866

In 1867, Prussia:

unified this territory as the North German Confederation.

Who adopted the goal of national unification

Bismark

Bismarck believed that unification could only be achieved by:

“blood and iron”

Who provoked France into declaring war on Prussia

Bismark

The southern states joined with the North German Confederation in

1871