outline!

1.Building A German Nation A.taking Initial Steps Towards Unity 1. Nepoleon Raids German Lands a. Napoleon makes changes in German territory b. Some Germans were happy about French rules. c. The German Confederation was a weak alliance. 2. Economic changes promotes unity a. Zollverein dismantles toriffs between German states. B. Bismark unites Germany 1. Master of Realpolitik a. Bismark represented a powerful, traditional, monarchy. b. All the way through unification he wanted to bring more and more power to Hohenzollerns. c. He was very loyal to the Hohenzollerns. 2. Strengthening the Army a.Dispite Bismarks “blood and iron speech” the liberal legislature refused to vote for funds for the military. b.With a powerful well equipped military Bismark was ready to purpose an aggressive foreign policy. c.Bismark led Prussia into three wars. 3. Prussia declares war with Denmark and Austria a.Bismarks first maneuver was to form a alliance and this was in 1864 with Austria. b.In 1866 Bismark invented an excuse to attack Austria. c. Bismark dissolved the Austrian-led German Confederation and created a new confederation that dominated Prussia. 4. France declares war on Prussia a. A growing rivalry between the two nations led to the franco b. Germans recalled only too well the invasions of Napoleon 60 years earlier. c. Bismark furthered the crisis by rewriting and releasing a press telegram. C. Birth of the German Empire 2.Germany Strengthens A. Germany becomes an idustrial Giant 1. Making economic Progress a. Germany’s spectacular growth was due in part to ample iron and coal resources, the basic ingredients for industrial development. b. Germany’s population grew rapidly from 41 million in 1871 to 67 million by 1914. c. The new nation in Germany. 2. Promoting scientific and economic Devolopment a. German industrialists were the first to see the value of applied science in developing new products. b. industrialists as well as the government supported research and development in the universities. c. Germany promoted economic development after 1871 it issued a single currency for Germany.