German Unification

Question 1

B1

Answer 1

During the first half of the nineteenth century, political, economic and cultural conditions favourable to german unity gradualy developed.

Question 2

B2

Answer 2

foundations for german unity, established 1815-1851 but actual unification not acheived period. german unity established in 1871 by prussian chancellor otto von bismark

Question 3

factors

Answer 3

otto von bismark, prussian military strength, economic power, the decline of austria

Question 4

PMS- k1

Answer 4

mottke and roon created a modern, powerful army, increasing conscription to 3 years, newtech, breech loading guns and better comms

Question 5

PMS A1

Answer 5

this helped …. the role of the prussian army was pivotal, denmark,austria and france in wars of unification to bring about unification

Question 6

PMS A+

Answer 6

however, mottke and roon, not bismark were the prussian military leaders and without mottkes battle tactics, not have sucseeded

Question 7

PMS K2

Answer 7

the strength prussian economy, huge role i nprussian army becoming the most powerful in europe. were able to mobalise at great speed due to improved railways,advantage over austria.

Question 8

PMS- A2

Answer 8

…. gave military a significant advantage, had been faciliated that bismark kept army budget high

Question 9

economic strength k1

Answer 9

prussias growth 1850-70 saw development of railways and raods, improved transport, prussian territories like rhineland hugely importanat, steel and coal prod beat french by 30%

Question 10

economic strength A1

Answer 10

…..this revenue could be used to finance and equip the prussian army as well as hold prussia in a powerful position

Question 11

economic strength k2

Answer 11

the zolverien showed their economic position. this was prussian dominaated free trade area, excluded austria

Question 12

economic strength A2

Answer 12

the zolverign is often credited as being the mighty lever of german unification, many out aside soverign leaders to benifit sconmicaly from participation

Question 13

economic strenght A+2

Answer 13

some smaller states felt isolated by prussias economic strength and dominance, therefore less natioalistic

Question 14

OVB k1

Answer 14

bismarks aim was to increase prussias power at the expence of austria. he instigated a was with denmark and eventually austria themselves

Question 15

OVB A1

Answer 15

one of the two states had to be established as the most powerful for a united germany, and war was bismarks attempt to bellitle austria

Question 16

OVB K2

Answer 16

Bismarks ‘realpolitik’ atitude towards diplomacy in the three wars. he used denmark to isolate and start a war with austria , however he understood the need to wait for the appropriate time for war with france

Question 17

OVB A2

Answer 17

the defeat of france was the oppertunity to unite the norhern confederate states with the southern german states.

Question 18

OVB A+

Answer 18

however, despite orchestrating a war with france over the ems telegram, this was unplanned. the spanish canditure wasa an opertunity bismark exploited, rather than planed

Question 19

Decline of Austria k1

Answer 19

the austro prussian was of 1866 was ended by the treaty of prauge in august of that same year. this treaty created a north german confederation of states under prussian control which excluded austria

Question 20

decline of austria a

Answer 20

bold step towards unification, nationalisic feeling continued to grow under the might of prussia with a large number of states effectivly under prussian rule. prussian superiority over its biggest competitor for power was secured

Question 21

decline of austria a+

Answer 21

however, under the treaty, bismark was delibritly leniant on austria, paving the way for his plan to completly unify the german states when the time was right.