country’s constant successes in wars caused the German people to become nationalistic. These new thoughts of superiority overrode the economic and social problems of the time that were eventually mended by extensive reforms that were enforced by Otto Von Bismarck. Germany was considered the success story of Europe in creating a feeling of nationalism for these reasons. However‚ in other empires‚ such as Austria‚ nationalism wasn’t inspired by any particular event because it was declining in power and
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Serbia. When Serbia’s ally Russia learned of Austria’s military mobilization it constructed and mobilized its military against Austria. Russia’s allies Britain and France feared a European conflict and advised against it. Prussian statesman Otto von Bismarck said around the end of his life “One day the great European War will
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Today‚ most of the countries in the world are democracies. Knowing what is a democracy is really important‚ especially for those who live in a democracy. It allows you to understand what is the rule that the government plays in the society and know what are your rights and duties under a democratic administration. This essay will seek to define Democracy‚ the meaning of the word‚ the system and the history‚ and describe two of the most famous democracies: Direct democracy and Representative democracy
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Garibaldi‚ another Italian nationalist‚ raised a volunteer army in 1860 and drove Spain from the Kingdom of Two Siciles‚ thereby uniting all of Italy under Victor Emmanuel. Similarly‚ Otto von Bismarck‚ appointed by William I in 1861‚ was able to unite Germany through the Franco-Prussian war. In 1871‚ the victorious Bismarck crowned King William I as emperor of the new German Empire‚ and a strong and proud Germany emerged. In Russia‚ Alexander III‚ through a policy known as Russification‚ demanded all
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Otto von Bismarck created the idea of alliances because he did not want to fight a war on two fronts and he wanted other countries to help him: “When negotiations failed‚ he developed an alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy which became known as the triple
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conflict on the side of the Entente against Austria–Hungary in May 1915[2] and Germany in August 1916. ------------------------------------------------- Germany The chancellor of Germany and the man responsible for the Triple Alliance was Otto von Bismarck. Bismarck wanted to prevent a two - front war‚ which is why he targeted these two countries specifically. ------------------------------------------------- Austria–Hungary By the late 1870s‚ Austrian ambitions in both Italy and Germany had been
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Berlin Conference (European Nations Divide African Continent) Until 1884‚ almost 80% of Africa remained under traditional control‚ yet numerous imperialist leaders were eyeing the nation‚ in awe of its abundance of natural resources such as salt and its overall opportunity for commerce. Imperialist powers saw Africa as a way to show their power‚ harbor their navy ships and spread Christianity. Most countries in Africa were not strong enough to fend away most opposers they faced‚ and the stronger
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prospects for inducing Germany’s Axis partners to give up their Jewish populations‚ and preparatory measures for the “evacuations.” And that I thank you for reading my story about the holocaust . The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885‚ convened by Otto von Bismarck to discuss the future of Africa‚ had the stamping out slavery high on the agenda. The Berlin Act of 1885‚ signed by the 13 European powers attending the conference‚ included a resolution to help in suppressing slavery .
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Compare and Contrast nation building in the United States‚ Italy‚ and Germany in the 19th century. The fall of Napoleon in the early 19th century had awoken a spirit of nationalism and sparked the unification of many countries around the world. The Congress of Vienna restored territories conquered by Napoleon‚ but it distributed land in ways that methodically kept certain territorial areas from uniting to form large‚ possibly powerful countries. Nonetheless‚ people across Europe fought for unification
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similar language and culture but would not be united for nearly 2‚000 years. Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian conservative politician and aristocrat who would go on to unite most of the German states‚ the main exception being Austria. Through diplomacy he moved these nations from a lose confederation into a strong empire in the 1860s‚ eventually going on to defeat Austria in the Austrio-Prussian war of 1866. Bismarck would later be at the forefront of keeping peace in Europe. He helped sign the
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