Catholics threat to unity

Question 1

Regional

Answer 1

Strong in South and in the Rhineland

Question 2

Why was Bismarck suspicious of Catholics

Answer 2

As most Catholics had sided with with Austria in the Austrio-Prussian war 1866

Question 3

Kulturkampf

Answer 3

Founded in the fear that, after the 1870 Declaration of Papal Infallibility, up to 1/3 of the population could be loyal to Pope before their country = threat to unity (large proportion of people)

Question 4

Strength of the Kulturkampf

Answer 4

Demonstrates the extent to which Bismarck felt Catholics were creating division

Question 5

Some features of the Kulturkampf

Answer 5

• Catholics schools brought under state supervision (1872)
• 10/12 bishops in exile
• 1000 priests suspended
• Prussia May Laws 1872

Question 6

Affect of Kulturkampf on the Centre party

Answer 6

Supper grew 58 seats in 1871 to 91 seats in 1874

Question 7

Evaluation

Answer 7

Kulturkampf ended in 1878 and only increased divisions.
1/3 people catholic.
Feared they had initial loyalties to the church = hinder unification