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German Unification Essential Questions

//1. What events promoted German unity during the early 1800's?// - First higher wages, maximum work hours, the right to form unions, progressive income tax, free education and libraries, reduced the voting age to 24, regulation of the number of apprentices taken by one master, and abolition of travel restrictions for workers. Also freedom of press, religion, conscience, and teaching. Finally universal education and citizenship. //2. Explain the difference between a conservative and a liberal during this time period.// - Liberal was more like wars and the army. It also includes the media and press; religion is another part that it included. The last thing it included was education and teaching. Conservative was working labor and unions. Conservative was also the government and decisions made in that field; for example decreasing the voting age to 24.

//3. What was the Congress of Vienna? What is Balance of Power? How does this effect the German states?// - The Congress of Vienna was a meeting that was held for a long period of time( September 1814 to June 1815). To understand what the meeting was about then you have to first understand Balance of Power. Balance of Power is an equilibrium of social, political, and economic strength that is able to discourage a nation or group of interfering with the will of another group or nation. So the meeting was to restore the balance of power in Europe after the fall of the French emperor Napolean l. //4. How does economic unity help bring about political unity?// (//Be sure to talk about the economic union created)// - The union created was the Stephan Born's group in Berlin. The union believed in labor unions, and decisions made in the government. The two most important things the Stephan Born's Group stood up for was higher wages and the maximum working hours(as i talked about in number one).

//5. Explain realpolitik and provide examples of how Bismarck used that to his advantage.// - Realpolitik means the politics of reality. Bismarck used this by forging and brokering various alliances to serve the state's interest. This helped him achieve German unification in 1871.

//6. What does the famous "iron and blood" speech represent, and how does this further impact the unification movement?// - This represent German states coming together as one and unifying. They also talked about other areas' power and liberalism. At the end they talked about how he picked up an olive branch up in Avingnon to offer as a symbol of peace to the popular party.

//7. How does warfare play a role in the unification process?// - Warfare plays a role in the unification process because, there were three wars that took place the, austro-prussian war, the franco- prussian war, & the danish-prussian war. they all were really big when unification took place. the franco war was the third war under otto von bismarck's to unfiy germany. austro war was also known as the seven weeks war in 1866. The Danish war was the first war to unify fought by prussia. The Danish war provided an opportunity to liberate

//8. How was the new German government structured, and who held the real power in the new, unified State?// - Otto von Bismarck rally pulled everything together and unified them. He used realpolitik as a method and this was how the unification happened in 1871. The government on the other hand was structured by Bismarcks decisions. He prettymuch ran what was happening.

//9. What economic and industrial advancements does Germany make well after the unification process?// - They formed a alliance with the Austro-Hungarian Empire and they came together in a allince with italy and then all three of them formed to became the Triple Alliance! and then german power grew along with the political and military power.

//10. How does Nationalism unify the people of the German States? (You may see this questions again as an essay)// - It unifys the people of the German States, because german power achieved throught the nationalism and brought in a period of imperialization. this all took place in world war 1.