Throughout time‚ a unifying force amongst all people has been an affiliation or association to something that they make up and played a part in‚ something that is bigger than themselves. This consolidating power is known a nationalism‚ and it played a significant role in Europe throughout the 18th‚ 19th and 20th centuries. Nationalism brought together people into nation-states‚ overthrew empires composed of many minority groups and played a large role in the outbreak of wars in the 19th century.
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Why did Nationalism Fail! In 1815‚ at the end of the Napoleonic wars the Deutscher Bund was created which include all 39 German states‚ but this was not a united Germany. By 1850‚ there had been several attempts to united Germany but all failed and Germany remained divided. WHY DID THEY FAIL- LINE OF ARGUMENT – FACTORS Austria opposition Prince Metternich (Austrian Minister) was strongly opposed to German nationalism and was a major obstacle to the unification of Germany‚ as Austria was one
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creating a balance of power would prevent one country from being more powerful than another European country. The idea was if Germany‚ England‚ France‚ and Russia were all equal in power‚ than there would be no war. But the Chancellor of Prussia‚ Otto von Bismarck‚ thought differently. He didn’t like that Germany was being squished by Russia and France‚ so to solve this problem he created an alliance with Austria- Hungary. There was a lot of different alliances in the war such as; The Alliances between
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Policy from 1871-90 and come to a conclusion about whether it was a success. Otto Von Bismarck born on April 1‚ 1815 at Schönhausen and considered the founder of the German Empire. From 1862 to 1873 Bismarck was prime minister of Prussia and from 1871 to 1890 he was Germany’s first Chancellor. Once Germany was unified‚ Bismarck noticed that Germany was under threat of attack from other countries surrounding it. Bismarck primarily wanted to avoid any challenges against the new European order and to
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[edit] Background In November 1912 Russia‚ humiliated by its inability to support Serbia during the Bosnian crisis of 1908 or the First Balkan War‚ announced a major reconstruction of its military. On November 28‚ German Foreign Secretary Gottlieb von Jagow told the Reichstag‚ the German parliament‚ that “If Austria is forced‚ for whatever reason‚ to fight for its position as a Great Power‚ then we must stand by her”.[3] As a result‚ British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey responded by warning
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Q.1: How did Nationalism and the idea of the Nation-State emerge? Ans: Till mid-eighteenth century most of the people around world did not have concept of nationalism i.e. about their nationality‚ their national identity etc. This is because at that time nations did not exist in their modern form. People lived within kingdoms‚ small states‚ principalities‚ chiefdoms and not within nations. The first clear expression of nationalism came with the French Revolution in 1789. Thus‚ the idea of nationalism
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A bond between two nations is like a serious relationship between two people who are soul mates there is nothing that can be done to break up their passion or alliance. This is the best way to describe the selected cartoon from Punch Magazine that will be analyzed in this essay‚ "Trust Me!" August 13th‚ 1870. This essay will discuss England’s support of Belgium independence and neutrality from a political and diplomatic viewpoint from the mid to late Nineteenth Century. Accordingly this essay will
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of Bismarck‚ Germany experienced a time of great division between classes and some financial crashes‚ such as “the Gründerzeit burst in 1873‚ when a collapse of confidence brought an inevitable economic crash” (Fulbrook 131) from 1871 to 1890. In a time when the greater population was beginning to play a greater role in politics‚ Bismarck’s authoritarian style brought about a great deal of political and social tension because refused to consider any opposing viewpoints. When Otto von Bismarck was
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ADM does not demand that these answer be novel or innovative. For example‚ since realpolitik – with states jostling for power via armies‚ diplomacy‚ and economic desire – existed for centuries in Europe and was the baseline for their formation‚ Bismarck and his staff’s analysis of the situation was sound. Or‚ as Clausewitz wrote: “Politics is the womb in which war develops.” In fact Clausewitz‚ writing a generation earlier‚ stated that the defeat of France lie in beating her army and conquering
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The Two Front War occurred when Russia became fearful and somewhat paranoid of the intentions of Germany. In 1879‚ Otto von Bismark created a dual alliance with Austria-Hungary against Russia and France. Russia became fearful of Germany’s intentions because of this alliance. Russia believed that this dual alliance was ultimately against them. The fears drove Russia towards opening up a negotiation with Germany‚ possibly in hopes of creating an alliance of their own. Bismark was quick to see to the
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