guidance of Bismarck‚ the Prussian chancellor‚ the unification of a Kleindeutsch (small Germany) took place in 1871 after Prussia defeated France. There is often historical debate over who was responsible for the unification of Germany. Controversy is caused amongst those who believe that Bismarck was fully responsible for German unification and those who believe other factors played an equally or even more important part. The historian Pflanze is an example of someone who considers Bismarck to be solely
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Germany’s apparent political and military ally in Europe was Italy. Since 1925‚ Italian had been controlled by an autocrat leadership under Benito Mussolini. Italian fascism was very much the older brother of Nazism‚ a fact Hitler himself admitted. All of their intellectual resemblance‚ the connection between Hitler and Mussolini was rough and complex. The adjustment of their two countries was accordingly not as firm as many expected. Germany and Italy had become military allies by late 1930s‚ however their
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Explain the impact and importance of the railroads in the unification of Germany Germany‚ during the two decades of the first major railroads being built‚ was separated into three-dozen individual states. The railroads provided an opportunity for those states to merge into a united country. This was accomplished through a unified trading system‚ linking the industrial cities‚ uniting Western and Eastern Prussia‚ delivering a more effective structure to law and order and competition between states
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Analyse the political factors involved in the unification of Italy up to 1861 Political factors played a huge role in the unification of Italy‚ both hindering and increasing the possibility of unification up to 1861. In this essay I will evaluate the most important factors that eventually led towards unification such as republicanism‚ Piedmont and Cavour‚ and wars such as the Crimean War. I will also discuss the factors that decreased the chances of unification including the congress of Vienna‚ the role
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eventual unification of Italy‚ explain your answer? The legacy of the 1848 revolutions undoubtedly played some part in the eventual unification of Italy however the importance of their role is questionable‚ as the revolutions had both a positive and negative effect on unification of Italy. Other factors also contributed to Italy’s eventual unification‚ some‚ perhaps more so than the revolutions‚ these factors included the strength and skill of leaders within Italy‚ fighting for unification and the
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Casey Bons Hebrew Studies 356 Essay 3 For Zionism‚ the nineteenth century was a time of new ideas‚ dreams of nationalism‚ and differing opinions. Amidst the complex tangle of beliefs‚ three Zionist founding fathers stood out as thought-revolutionaries: Theodor Herzl‚ Ahad Ha-Am‚ and Max Nordau. Although each of these leaders presented a relatively compelling case for a new national identity‚ I believe that Ahad Ha-Am’s vision stands above the others as the most appropriate for the future Jewish
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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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Teacher Global II Date Nationalism Nationalism was the strongest idea of the 1800’s its influence spread throughout Europe and the Americas. It created new countries and ended old ones‚ it upset the balance created by the Congress of Vienna and made people want to govern themselves rather than be ruled over. Nationalism is the belief that people’s greatest loyalty should not be to a king or an empire‚ but to a nation of people who share a common culture and history. An example of a positive effect
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Discuss the problems faced by the democratic governments of Italy and Germany after the First World War. After the first world war‚Germany was defeated and forced to set up the Weimar Republic‚a democratic government. Germany‚ as a defeated country ‚the local government was forced to accept thew humiliated treaty of Versailles and bare all the responsibility. On the other hand‚Italy end the war in a role of victor. However‚Italy also suffered the similar problem with Germany. In 1915
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The Beginning: ¥ Attempts to unify Germany actually started during the revolutions that swept through Europe in the spring of 1848 ¥ Germans lent their voices to the cry of national unity and equality. Why?? ¥ Germany in 1848 was not a unified state. ¥ It was a confederation of States made up of 39 individual German countries all under the rule of the hatred Austria ¥ Therefore German people were scattered all over Europe with no sense of identity‚ culture or feelings of national pride.
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