German unification

German unification

%%•%% until 1871 the German Empire consisted of separate states, the largest was ^^Prussia.^^

→ Chancellor of Prussia ^^Bismarck^^ wants one large German state

→ HOW? WAR!

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%%•%% first wars with Austria and Denmark → North-Germany and South-Germany

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(there is still one war to reunite northern and southern Germany)

%%•%% 1870-1871: French-German war

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→ Bismarck provokes france

→ germans beat France quickly due to their better organization and stronger army

→ the french emperor surrenders but the people of Paris still fight on.

→ Paris is surrounded and starving.

→ The misery was so great that even the elephants in zoos were eaten

→ Paris must surrender

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<<in Versailles the German Empire is proclaimed and the King of Prussia is crowned Kaiser Wilhelm I.<<

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<<^^The man on the right in white is Bismarck. He looks on with satisfaction because he has finally achieved what he has long wanted. Namely German unification^^<<

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From 1871 Germany becomes a great power

1. Political level

→ big state

→ In the middle of Europe with a large population

→ other countries are taking into account the question of how this empire will now develop

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2) Military level

→ big and modern army

→ many railway lines

→ troops could now move faster

→ in the military field, the Germans had to be taken into account

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3) Economic level

how did they get bigger en better on military field?

→ fast industrialization

→ Prussia and Germany were industrializing rapidly both before and after 1871

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<<^^How will a new European balance of power emerge now that a new superpower has been added? (other chapter)^^<<

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