Italy and Germany were two newly united nations that emerged in 1871. The two regions that were to be unified shared much history together; ever since they were last united as one under the Holy Roman Empire. When the French Revolution and Napoleon came along‚ both Germanic and Italian states were affected in many ways. Napoleon began spreading his liberalist and nationalist influence in Italy with his Italian Campaign in 1796‚ which later spread to the Germanic states. After Napoleon¡¯s defeat‚
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The major players at this conference were the great and mighty countries of France‚ Germany‚ Great Britain‚ and Portugal. This conference that started on November 15‚ 1884 and ended on February 26‚ 1885 was called for by Portugal and organized by Otto von Bismarck‚ chancellor of Germany and minister of Prussia. The original goal of this lengthy conference was to agree that the Congo River and Niger River mouths and basins are neutral and are open to free trade. Before the conference‚ 80% of
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Chapter 1 Question 1: What did Prince Otto von Bismarck‚ the German chancellor‚ see as the task of German Foreign policy? The German Chancellor‚ Prince Otto Von Bismarck saw the German foreign policy‚ which is a governments strategy with dealing with other nations‚ as the diplomatic isolation of France. his depiction of Germanys strategy saw that it was impossible for France to get their revenge in such isolation. Bismarck sought to deny France of any possible allies they could get in order to stop
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struggle between Otto Von Bismarck -chancellor of the newly formed German and the man in charge of German Unification – and the Catholic Church. Kulturkampf was in introduced by the newly elected chancellor Bismarck in 1871 as a targeted attack towards the Catholic’s political influence in the newly unified Germany. The German Empire was proclaimed in 1871 after the defeat of the French in the Franco-Prussian war‚ naming the king and prime minister of Prussia‚ Wilhelm 1st and Otto Von Bismarck‚ the
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Did Bismarck really plan the unification of Germany? Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) could be considered one of the smartest leaders of Germany ever. He was a great National Hero who was respected greatly by the German people. It was only in 1847 when Bismarck became a Deputy in the Prussian United Diet that Bismarck started on his path to greatness. Even though Bismarck was originally from Prussia and he stuck to all his old beliefs as he climbed the political ladder until he became the Prime
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the people shouldn’t let those who struggled die in vain. 2. The basis of Lincoln’s argument for asserting federal power and continuing to battle the Confederate powers are the dead people who have given their lives so that the nation may ilve on. Otto von Bismarck Speech Before the Reichstag: The Welfare State is Born 1. Bismarck sees the state’s job to protect the governed especially those who are weaker than the rest; and about democracy‚ Bismarck seems to be in favor of it. 2. Due to the fact
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union. The Prussian emperor and army leaders foresaw the need for a greatly expanded army‚ but were blocked by a liberal legislature which refused to appropriate the funds."(Suffolk Community College) Otto Eduard Leopold Bismarck was appointed prime minister of Prussia in 1862 by emperor William I. Otto von Bismarck was greatly known as a conservative German statesman. He knew that Austria was the main obstacle in unifying Germany under Prussian rule. Therefore‚ a war was declared‚ The Austro-Prussian
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governments were subjected to‚ was a consequence of the war imposed by Germany and her allies. The root causes of the war begin with Otto Von Bismarck’s renowned goals of unifying and maintaining of Germany through alliances‚ Germany’s quest for world power‚ and the Austro-Hungarian determination to impose its will upon the Balkans. The earliest causes of the war began with Otto Von Bismarck’s creation of a unified Germany in 1871 through the victorious war against France‚ which produced great tension between
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Berlin conference A conference held in Berlin‚ Germany in 1884 to 1885 in order to regulate the trade and European colonialism in Africa during the New Imperialism period. The conference was held following a request by Portugal and organized by Otto von Bismarck‚ the first Chancellor of the German Empire. During the 70s and 80s of the 19th century‚ the European powers were interested in Africa to get trades rights
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How far did the new German constitution of 1871 establish a democratic form of government in Germany? 1871 marked the start of the new German Empire with Wilhelm I as Kaiser and Otto von Bismarck as chancellor. The National Liberals wanted a democratic constitution‚ which would limit the power of the Kaiser and give more power to the people of Germany by allowing them to vote. Despite his traditional conservative views‚ Bismarck joined the National Liberals in order to fulfil his wish for a strong
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