chapter 16 section 2 Flashcards
Germany was made up of ______ independent states
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each state had own
laws, currency, and rulers
________ leads fight for unification
Prussia
to strengthen the army. the army drafts
soldiers for short periods of intensive training
the soldiers go into
reserves
Napoleon’s rule inspired ________ in Germany
nationalism
what is nationalism
pride in one’s country
a class of aristocratic landowners
junkers
the junkers complained that tariffs __________
were hurting sales of farm products
customs union
Zollverein
the customs union made prices _______ and _________
lower
more uniform
politically- each state
continued to act indpendently
the constitution provided for
hereditary monarchs
1861
_____________ becomes king of Prussia
William I
1862
____________ appointed to head the cabinet
Otto Von Bismarck
what were Schleswig and Holstein
two small states between border of Denmark and Germany
what was the cause of the Danish war
Prussia and Austria protested the new Danish constitution
at the end of the Danish war.
Prussia controls _______
and
Austria controls ____________
schleswig
holstein
the seven weeks war
prepares for conflict with __________
Austria
in the seven weeks war
Napoleon III was persuaded to
remain neutral
Prussia formed an alliance with _________ during the seven weeks war
Italy
what was the outcome of the seven weeks war
Prussia defeats Austria in 7 weeks
what ended the 7 weeks war in 1866
Treaty of Prague
after the 7 weeks war, Prussia emerges as
north German confederation
