passim through its territory. This made goods expensive and hindered trade. For instance‚ Prussia had 67 different tariff areas within its border after 1815. As such‚ Germany was economically and commercially the most backward country in western Europe in the early years of the 19th century. Purssia took the lead to promote free trade movement in the German Confederation. By the 1818 Tariff Reform Act‚ Prussia removed all customs barriers on trade within her boundaries‚ making the country for the
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Essay Supplementary to Preface William Wordsworth (1815) WITH the young of both sexes‚ Poetry is‚ like love‚ a passion; but‚ for much the greater part of those who have been proud of its power over their minds‚ a necessity soon arises of breaking the pleasing bondage; or it relaxes of itself;—the thoughts being occupied in domestic cares‚ or the time engrossed by business. Poetry then becomes only an occasional recreation; while to those whose existence passes away in a course of fashionable
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Italy to the land of the Austrian Habsburgs. After 1815‚ the region knew the positive effects of a different style of governing and was divided into a much more rational set of political units. There was an effort by both states to unite its segmented lands‚ so that they could have a more international standpoint. By 1870‚ both Italy and the Austrian Empire had been re-established. Italy had become unified into a central power‚ whereas Austria-Hungary had established a dual monarchy. The political
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pertinent facts in the 1850s. This will also focus greatly on Otto von Bismarck‚ who is the man most credited with bringing the thirty-seven Germanic states under one flag‚ and instilling in the people a sense of nationalism (adding yet another facet to the German people‚ among radical
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Ch. 23 - Ideologies and Upheavals 1815-1850 AP European History After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to: * describe the goals of the leaders of the Congress of Vienna and how the balance of power was reset. * define and describe conservatism‚ socialism‚ liberalism‚ and nationalism. * discuss the factors in the romantic revolt against the age of classicism and the French Revolution. * analyze the lingering remnants of the French Revolution and explain how they exerted influence on political
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the creation of a powerful Prussia. It was under this powerful Prussia‚ with some skilful diplomacy and opportunism‚ that Germany was successfully united in the wars of German Unification. Without such economic development and prosperity‚ it is questionable whether Germany would have been united by 1871. On the other hand we must also consider the other factors and thus must address five key areas. The first of these is the growing strength of Prussia in relation to Austria and closely linked to this
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The delegates at the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815) were motivated to a surprisingly large degree by the desire to benefit Europe as a whole‚ and this is reflected in their purpose in calling the Congress together and the settlement they reached. National interest was modified for the sake of the general interest of Europe. The Congress of Vienna was held in order to draw up a plan to alter Europe politically and territorially so as to prevent the extensive expansion of any one great power
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Europe in the period 1815-1914? The Vienna Settlement refers to a series of agreements made by the European powers at the Congress of Vienna in 1815. As the peace terms with France had already been decided by the Treaty of Paris (signed earlier on May 30‚ 1814)‚ the Congress of Vienna was mainly concerned with solving the problems brought about by the Napoleonic wars. To solve these problems‚ the four European powers reached certain agreements at the Congress of Vienna on June 9‚ 1815. These settlements
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To what extend does Otto Von Bismarck deserve his reputation as the man who united Germany? On the 18th of January‚ 1871‚ Bismarck proclaimed the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles. Germany had been unified be Prussia‚ under its prime minister Otto von Bismarck. The unification involved three wars and‚ it has been claimed‚ was not created by a desire for nationalism but a struggle to determine Prussian dominance within the German states. Up until World War II‚ it
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German Unification (1850-1871) Summary Whereas Camillo di Cavour directed Italian unification‚ a Junker (the Prussian name for an aristocratic landowner from old Prussia in the east) named Otto von Bismarck pushed German unification through "blood and iron" and skillful understanding of realpolitik. As the map of central Europe stood in 1850‚ Prussia competed with Austria for dominance over a series of small principalities fiercely keen on maintaining their independence and distinctive characteristics
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