identity to have their own country. furthermore‚ Liberalism was the desire to have a parliament‚ like Britain’s‚ where rulers were elected by the people of the country as opposed to being ruled by a king alone. Especially‚ In the years initially following 1815‚ support for political nationalism in Germany was very small- it was limited to small groups of radical students from a middle class background known as the Burschenshaften. They were often encouraged by their lecturers who made speeches reflecting
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to June 1815.[1] The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars‚ the Napoleonic Wars‚ and the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. This objective resulted in the redrawing of the continent’s political map‚ establishing the boundaries of France‚ the Duchy of Warsaw‚ the Netherlands‚ the states of the Rhine‚ the German province of Saxony‚ and various Italian territories‚ and the creation of spheres of influence through which Austria‚ Britain
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no other possible factor could do‚ Collapse and deform the high power of the Holy Roman Empire. It was from this that Napoleon introduced a new set of nationalistic identity within the newly founded larger states and with the defeat of Napoleon in 1815 by the British. This sense grew stronger within them. The next lifting
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mixed with other races). The upper classes looked towards France as the foundation of European civilization. Although a German Confederation was created after 1815‚ it was not concerned with promoting a united Germany since the 39 rulers had no wish to see their independence limited by the establishment of a strong central government. Austria and Russia did not want to see a strong Germany to be created. The July Revolution of 1830 in France sparked off riots in several German states‚ although Metternich
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sources will be used to show historians views on the subject and that of people who were present at the time. Austria and Prussia where were the two dominant states within the German confederation. The 1848 revolutions had caused an emergence of a middle class who was interested in the political affairs of Germany. It also brought to the forefront Prussia’s growing hostility towards Austria. This was heightened even further by Prussia’s humiliation at the Erfurt Union. In which the Prussian king had
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Unification of Germany Liberal hopes for German unification were not met during the politically turbulent 1848-49 period. A Prussian plan for a smaller union was dropped in late 1850 after Austria threatened Prussia with war. Despite this setback‚ desire for some kind of German unity‚ either with or without Austria‚ grew during the 1850s and 1860s. It was no longer a notion cherished by a few‚ but had proponents in all social classes. An indication of this wider range of support was the change of mind about
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unity under the rule of an efficient government. l 2. They felt that they disliked being ruled by foreign countries‚ therefore nationalist feeling was aroused. l After the Congress of Vienna in 1815-16‚ they were divided into 8 states and the northern part of Italy was controlled by Austria-Hungary. l Again‚ they disliked the alien rule and wanted to be independent. The nationalist movement began. l In 1820-30s‚ the Carbonari was formed in Naples. They carried out a series of revolutions
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Prince Metternich‚ Austria; Wilhelm von Humboldt‚ Prussia and Charles Talleyrand from France. The Congress of Vienna attempted to ensure a balance of power in Europe. Due to the fact that it was impossible to simply reconstruct the European map for various reasons‚ such as the diminution of German states from 300 to only 39‚ the major changes concentrated on preventing further French expansion. The four powers to back up the French limitations were Britain‚ Russia‚ Austria and Prussia‚ who‚ as a result
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the period 1815-1848. In Europe from the time period of 1814-1815‚ a peace settlement known as the Congress of Vienna was established which sought to restore social and political order. The Congress of Vienna was shaped with conservative political views‚ conservative social views‚ and was later reflected in the time period of 1815-1848. Politically‚ balance of power and legitimacy were restored. Socially‚ the Congress of Vienna stopped most revolts/uprisings from happening. From 1815-1848‚ the Congress
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difference to work for common agreements and for the best of the European societies. The Congress of Vienna was an international meeting between ambassadors from the major European powers‚ took place in the Austrian capital‚ between May 2‚ 1814 and June 9‚ 1815.The objectives of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars‚ the Napoleonic Wars‚ and the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. Each country had a representative; it could be king or ruler of the country
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