German Unification

HOW THIS

BECOMES THIS

OTTO VON BISMARCK WILHELM I

PATH TO GERMAN UNIFICATION

Congress of Vienna

GERMANCONFEDERATION

Zolloerein

CUSTOMSUNION

Revolutions of 1848

Otto Von Bismarck

Bismarck

Realpolitik “Blood and Iron”TURN TO PAGE 735 AND

READ DOCUMENT 3

1. What do you think “blood and iron” refers to?

1864 War with Denmark

Schleswig and Holstein

Now …

Directions1. Read “Unification and Empire” and create point form

reading notes on the graphic organizer.2. After the class has gone over the reading notes write a

summary of how Germany was unified.

1866 Austro-Prussian War

1870 Dispute

1871 Franco-Prussian War

Unification of Germany, 1865-1871 – pg 721

1. Shade (or pattern) Prussia in 18652. Use a different color (or pattern) for each step to:

1. Mark the area annexed by Prussia in 18662. Mark the area joined with Prussia in 18673. Mark the area added to form the German Empire in

1871

GERMAN UNIFICATION TIMELINE

• 1834 – ZOLLVEREIN (CUSTOMS UNION) FORMED AMONG GERMAN STATES.

• 1848 – REVOLUTIONS SWEEP EUROPE AND PRUSSIAN LIBERALS ATTEMT TO UNIFY AND REFORM GERMAN STATES -- FAILED

 • 1862 – BISMARCK

APPOINTED PM OF PRUSSIA BY WILHELM I

• 1864 – WAR OVER SCHESWIG AND HOLSTEIN – PRUSSIA AND AUSTRIA DEFEAT DENMARK

• 1866 – AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN WAR – PRUSSIA WINS

 • 1870-71 – FRANCO-PRUSSIAN

WAR – PRUSSIA WINS

• 1871 – SOUTHERN GERMAN STATES INCORPORATED INTO GERMAN AND UNIFICATION DECLARED.

PATH TO UNITY IN GERMANY

1. USE THE TEXTBOOK (CH 24 PP. ) AND THE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER TO TRACE THE PATH TO GERMAN UNITY

1. USE THE HINTS IN EACH BOX TO ADD THE CORRECT INFORMATION THAT WILL TRACE ITALY FROM THE CONGRESS OF VIENNA TO UNITY IN ???????.

Thesis Statement Question

On “Ch 24 Thesis Statements” copy the following question and write a thesis to answer it:

“Why was German unification successful?”

GERMAN UNIFICATION

• IN 1848 THE FRANKFORT ASSEMBLY VOTED TO MAKE FREDRICK WILLIAM IV KING; HE REFUSED TO BE KING BASED ON POPULAR VOTE

• IN THE 1860’S WILLIAM I MOVED TO PRUSSIA A STRONG MILITARISTIC NATION, THE LEGISLATURE REFUSED TO SUPPORT THIS MOVE

• WILLIAM APPOINTED COUNT OTTO VON BISMARCK AS CHANCELLOR

• BISMARCK BELIEVED IN REALPOLITIK, REFERRED TO AS THE “IRON CHANCELLOR”, GOVERNED WITH WHAT WERE CALLED POLICIES OF “BLOOD AND IRON”

GERMAN UNIFICATION

• BISMARCKS GOALS WERE TO MAKE PRUSSIA THE MOST POWERFUL ECONOMIC NATION IN EUROPE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOST POWERFUL MILITARY ON THE CONTINENT

• HE IGNORED PARLIAMENT, IMPRISONED/KILLED OPPOSITION, ENGAGED IN SUCCESSFUL WARS AGAINST AUSTRIA, DENMARK AND FRANCE

• THROUGH HIS POLICIES AND THESE EVENTS; ON JANUARY 18, 1871 GERMANY ANNEXES THE CONFEDERATION OF THE RHINE, GERMANY IS UNIFIED NATION

• WILLIAM I IS PROCLAIMED KAISER(EMPEROR) OF THE SECOND RIECH(EMPIRE) OF GERMANY