German Unification
HOW THIS
BECOMES THIS
OTTO VON BISMARCK WILHELM I
PATH TO GERMAN UNIFICATION
Congress of Vienna
GERMANCONFEDERATION
Zolloerein
CUSTOMSUNION
Revolutions of 1848
Otto Von Bismarck
Bismarck
Realpolitik “Blood and Iron”TURN TO PAGE 735 AND
READ DOCUMENT 3
1. What do you think “blood and iron” refers to?
1864 War with Denmark
Schleswig and Holstein
Now …
Directions1. Read “Unification and Empire” and create point form
reading notes on the graphic organizer.2. After the class has gone over the reading notes write a
summary of how Germany was unified.
1866 Austro-Prussian War
1870 Dispute
1871 Franco-Prussian War
Unification of Germany, 1865-1871 – pg 721
1. Shade (or pattern) Prussia in 18652. Use a different color (or pattern) for each step to:
1. Mark the area annexed by Prussia in 18662. Mark the area joined with Prussia in 18673. Mark the area added to form the German Empire in
1871
GERMAN UNIFICATION TIMELINE
• 1834 – ZOLLVEREIN (CUSTOMS UNION) FORMED AMONG GERMAN STATES.
• 1848 – REVOLUTIONS SWEEP EUROPE AND PRUSSIAN LIBERALS ATTEMT TO UNIFY AND REFORM GERMAN STATES -- FAILED
• 1862 – BISMARCK
APPOINTED PM OF PRUSSIA BY WILHELM I
• 1864 – WAR OVER SCHESWIG AND HOLSTEIN – PRUSSIA AND AUSTRIA DEFEAT DENMARK
• 1866 – AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN WAR – PRUSSIA WINS
• 1870-71 – FRANCO-PRUSSIAN
WAR – PRUSSIA WINS
• 1871 – SOUTHERN GERMAN STATES INCORPORATED INTO GERMAN AND UNIFICATION DECLARED.
PATH TO UNITY IN GERMANY
1. USE THE TEXTBOOK (CH 24 PP. ) AND THE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER TO TRACE THE PATH TO GERMAN UNITY
1. USE THE HINTS IN EACH BOX TO ADD THE CORRECT INFORMATION THAT WILL TRACE ITALY FROM THE CONGRESS OF VIENNA TO UNITY IN ???????.
Thesis Statement Question
On “Ch 24 Thesis Statements” copy the following question and write a thesis to answer it:
“Why was German unification successful?”
GERMAN UNIFICATION
• IN 1848 THE FRANKFORT ASSEMBLY VOTED TO MAKE FREDRICK WILLIAM IV KING; HE REFUSED TO BE KING BASED ON POPULAR VOTE
• IN THE 1860’S WILLIAM I MOVED TO PRUSSIA A STRONG MILITARISTIC NATION, THE LEGISLATURE REFUSED TO SUPPORT THIS MOVE
• WILLIAM APPOINTED COUNT OTTO VON BISMARCK AS CHANCELLOR
• BISMARCK BELIEVED IN REALPOLITIK, REFERRED TO AS THE “IRON CHANCELLOR”, GOVERNED WITH WHAT WERE CALLED POLICIES OF “BLOOD AND IRON”
GERMAN UNIFICATION
• BISMARCKS GOALS WERE TO MAKE PRUSSIA THE MOST POWERFUL ECONOMIC NATION IN EUROPE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOST POWERFUL MILITARY ON THE CONTINENT
• HE IGNORED PARLIAMENT, IMPRISONED/KILLED OPPOSITION, ENGAGED IN SUCCESSFUL WARS AGAINST AUSTRIA, DENMARK AND FRANCE
• THROUGH HIS POLICIES AND THESE EVENTS; ON JANUARY 18, 1871 GERMANY ANNEXES THE CONFEDERATION OF THE RHINE, GERMANY IS UNIFIED NATION
• WILLIAM I IS PROCLAIMED KAISER(EMPEROR) OF THE SECOND RIECH(EMPIRE) OF GERMANY