German Unification HOW THIS BECOMES THIS OTTO VON

German Unification

HOW THIS

BECOMES THIS

OTTO VON BISMARCK WILHELM I

PATH TO GERMAN UNIFICATION

GERMAN CONFEDERATION Congress of Vienna

CUSTOMS UNION Zolloerein

Revolutions of 1848

Otto Von Bismarck

Realpolitik “Blood and Iron” TURN TO PAGE 735 AND READ DOCUMENT 3 1. What do you think “blood and iron” refers to? Bismarck

Schleswig and Holstein 1864 War with Denmark

Directions 1. 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. Now …

1866 Austro-Prussian War

1870 Dispute

1871 Franco-Prussian War

1. Shade (or pattern) Prussia in 1865 2. Use a different color (or pattern) for each step to: 1. Mark the area annexed by Prussia in 1866 2. Mark the area joined with Prussia in 1867 3. Mark the area added to form the German Empire in 1871 Unification of Germany, 1865 -1871 – pg 721

• 1834 – ZOLLVEREIN (CUSTOMS UNION) FORMED AMONG GERMAN STATES. • 1864 – WAR OVER SCHESWIG AND HOLSTEIN – PRUSSIA AND AUSTRIA DEFEAT DENMARK • 1848 – REVOLUTIONS SWEEP EUROPE AND PRUSSIAN LIBERALS ATTEMT TO UNIFY AND REFORM GERMAN STATES - FAILED • 1866 – AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN WAR – PRUSSIA WINS • 1862 – BISMARCK APPOINTED PM OF PRUSSIA BY WILHELM I • 1871 – SOUTHERN GERMAN STATES INCORPORATED INTO GERMAN AND UNIFICATION DECLARED. • 1870 -71 – FRANCOPRUSSIAN WAR – PRUSSIA WINS GERMAN UNIFICATION TIMELINE

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 ? ? ? ? . PATH TO UNITY IN GERMANY

On “Ch 24 Thesis Statements” copy the following question and write a thesis to answer it: “Why was German unification successful? ” Thesis Statement Question

• 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 GERMAN UNIFICATION