AIM HOW DID OTTO VON BISMARCKS REALPOLITIK PROVIDE

AIM: HOW DID OTTO VON BISMARCK’S REALPOLITIK PROVIDE THE FOUNDATIONS FOR GERMAN UNIFICATION? MOTIVATION: JOURNAL ENTRY Do you think leaders are justified in taking any kind of action—even those that are illegal or immoral—if it unifies or strengthens the nation? EXPLAIN…

I. PRE-UNIFICATION GERMANY A. 1860: German area was divided into 39 SEPARATE STATES. 1. People shared a common, language, culture, and history. 2. German people had been left divided at the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars (1815).

II. OTTO VON BISMARCK a. PRIME MINISTER of PRUSSIA, (Prussia 2 nd largest of the German States) b. Wanted to unify Germany into ONE STRONG AUTONOMOUS (selfgoverning) NATION.

THE TWO MOST POWERFUL STATES IN THE GERMAN CONFEDERATION WERE PRUSSIA AND AUSTRIA. . DENMARK SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN HANOVER PRUSSIA ALSACE & LORRAINE FRANCE BAVARIA AUSTRIA GROUP TASK: v IMAGINE YOU ARE OTTO VON BISMARCK USING THIS MAP DESCRIBE AT LEAST THREE WAYS YOU WOULD UNIFY ALL OF GERMANY INTO ONE POWERFUL AUTONOMOUS (SELFGOVERNING) NATION? v INFORMATION WILL BE WRITTEN ON THE POSTER BOARD & PRESENTED TO THE CLASS.

c. Advocated BLOOD & IRON: BLOOD=WAR IRON= ABSOLUTE MONARCHY

d. EXECUTED POLICY OF REALPOLITIK 1. TOUGH POWER PRACTICAL POLITICS -Places political and economic interests of the state higher than the individual; the state follows no moral code, and is concerned primarily with surviving.

GROUP ACTIVITY: PRIMARY SOURCE ANALYSISBISMARCK’S BLOOD & IRON SPEECH EXCERPT v IN GROUPS OF THREE YOU WILL READ & ANALYZE THE PRIMARY SOURCE ON BISMARCK’S BLOOD & IRON SPEECH EXCERPT & COMPLETE THE APARTS GRAPHIC ORGANIZER, ON YOUR POST IT PAPER & NOTEBOOKS. v EACH MEMBER OF THE GROUP WILL BE RESPONCIBLE FOR AT LEAST ONE PART OF THE APARTSS GRAPHIC ORGANIZER. v WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR TASK YOU WILL PRESENT YOUR APARTSS SUMMARY TO THE CLASS. v AFTER EACH GROUP PRESENTATION THE REST OF YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASKING AT LEAST TWO QUESTIONS OR PROVIDING TWO COMMENTS ON THE PRESENTERS ANALYSIS OF THEIR APPARTS SUMMARY.

CONCLUDING WRITING ACTIVITY/HW HOW CAN REALPOLITIK BE COMPARED WITH THE POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES OF CHINESELEGALISM & NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI? DESCRIBE AT LEAST TWO SIMILARITIES & 2 DIFFERENCES THAT THEY SHARE

Aim: How did Bismarck’s policies seek to maintain German autonomy? Describe the images What are the differences and similarities these images share?

I. CONSTRUCTION OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE UNDER BISMARCK a. Schleswig & Holstein 1. 1864 - Prussia & Austria fought Denmark. 2. Prussia & Austria won the war. Denmark lost Schleswig & Holstein 3. Schleswig was controlled by Prussia Holstein by Austria

b. Austro-Prussian War 1. 1866 - Prussian army entered Holstein. 2. After seven weeks Austria was defeated. 3. Two states belonged to Prussia. 4. Northern part of Germany was united. 5. 1867 - the North German Confederation was established.

c. FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR 1. Two Reasons for Franco-Prussian War v Napoleon III was afraid of how rapidly Prussian power was growing. v Fighting over the Spanish throne. 2. Spanish throne had been vacant since 1868. 3. Spain offered the throne to the German prince. 4. Napoleon III convinced Wilhelm to reject the throne.

5. The EMS DISPATCH stated Wilhelm’s rejection of the Spanish throne. Bismarck, however changed the document and published a fake letter. 6. July 19, 1870 - Franco. Prussian war had begun. Germany won in 1871. 7. France gave Alsace and Lorraine to Germany. France was also forced to pay a lot of money to Germany was united.

If you had lived in Germany, would you have supported Bismarck’s policy of war? Explain

II. MAINTAINING AND EMPIRE 1. January 1871: Bismarck became the first German chancellor of the Second Reich. 2. King Wilhelm I of Prussia became the Kaiser/emperor of all Germany. 3. 1872: Creation of Three Emperors’ League: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia. 4. Constitution set up a 2 house legislature. : Bundesrat (upper house): appointed by the rulers of the German states. Reichstag ( lower house): selected by universal male suffrage.

1. Describe the cartoon. 2. Who is the cartoon depicting and why? 3. What symbols are represented in the cartoon? Why? 4. What is the cartoonist’s perspective on the issue illustrated in the cartoon? 5. Do you agree or disagree with the cartoonist’s opinion? Why?

Concluding Journal Entry “Germany did not unite itself; rather, it was conquered by Prussia. ” Assess the validity of this statement. Otto von Bismarck is considered one of the most influential leaders of the nineteenth century. In Germany, Bismarck is still one of the most loved figures in Germany history. WHAT IF Bismarck was never made prime minister? WHAT IF he was not given a position in the German government? How would Germany have been affected? Explain in a brief 3 -4 paragraph essay.