Germany’s foreign policy from 1871 until 1890. He won over Prussia’s elected representatives by unifying Germany‚ first the north (1866) and then (in 1871) the whole of ‘Lesser Germany.’ In 1870‚ the French government blundered into a conflict with Prussia. By declaring war‚ the French fell into a trap that the Prussian king’s chief minister‚ Otto von Bismarck‚ had carefully laid for them. War against France‚ the ‘traditional enemy’‚ was Bismarck’s best chance of inflaming German national feeling and
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As governments experienced many revolutions and uprisings in the name of nationalism‚ some countries’ respective leaders realized that their traditional conservatism would eventually destabilize their authoritative legitimacy. Thus‚ leaders such as Otto von Bismarck adopted a new kind of conservatism‚ mixing both liberal‚ semi-socialistic and conservative policies in order to keep a balance that would ensure some stability in his state. For Otto von Bismarck‚ his international policies were more
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“Asses the significance of the Treaty of Versailles” The Treaty of Versailles did not dismantle Germany from its ability to wage war; it neither made the people grateful towards the allies. As the Italian political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli of the 1500’s stated “___________”. The Treaty imposed many demands of the war weary country‚ these demands did not have an immediate effect on the country‚ and it instead gave a long-term legacy of bitterness and humiliation. The defeat of the German
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prowess was a force to be reckoned‚ with as he successfully and tactically negotiated deals which saw him “jumping into bed with the enemy”‚ meaning that Bismarck would remain the figurehead for political power ensuring a pre-eminent position for Prussia this is proven as 17/58 representatives in the Bundesrat were Prussian nationals. Another reason for Bismarck’s success would be his strong relationship with the Kaiser as Bismarck was able to manipulate and bend the Kaiser to his will; this meant
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‘The Wilhelmine Germany was an entrenched authoritarian state’. How far do you agree with this judgement? The question of whether Wilhelmine Germany was an entrenched authoritarian state has been the subject of much debate. Those who have argued that it was have pointed mainly to the constitutional balance of powers to substantiate this view‚ which indeed appeared to give the Kaiser nearly complete authority over German politics. Some historians such as Wehler have offered an alternate version
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CHAPTER X THE PARIS PEACE SETTLEMENT‚ 1919-1920 The military disaster which befell the Mid-European Confederacy in the autumn of 1918 was the signal for immediate political revolutions within its members. The revolutions‚ though precipitated in several instances by Socialists‚ proved to be uniformly mild and more conducive to democratic nationalism than to any basic social change. In Germany Prince Maximilian‚ the Chancellor on whom the Emperor William II imposed the unpleasant task of opening
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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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neighbouring states and small countries‚ e.g The Dunger Volker – The Dung people. The army was limited to no more than 100‚000 men. In Northern Europe new states were set up. Clemenceau was keen to ensure that Poland was large and powerful (West Prussia & Upper Silesia were given to Poland). He hoped that if Poland was now strong that it would weaken Germany. Germany resented the loss of land to Poland as Germany was now split in 2 by the Polish Corridor. German
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GEOGRAPHY SECTION -13 QUESTIONS • CIVICS SECTION -12 QUESTIONS • ECONOMICS SECTION -11 QUESTIONS HISTORY SECTION Q1.Which of the fallowing countries did not attend the congress of Vienna? a) Britain b) Russia c) Prussia d) Switzerland Ans. d) Switzerland Q2.Who said “when France sneezes the rest of Europe catches cold”? a) Garibaldi b) Mazzini c) Metternich d) Bismarck Ans. C) Metternich Q3.Which treaty recognized Greece as an independent nation? a)
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like he did in Germany‚ and introduce a setback‚ which in turn may misdirect Germany threat to neighbouring areas‚ leading to continental feud‚ thus damaging local trade through mercantilism‚ political alliances such as that between Austria and Prussia‚ and future democratic recessions such as those in the north German Confederation of the year 1876. Otto Von Bismarck was now the Machiavellian politician who kept the European powers on high alert through the process of signing treaties and
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