Issue 1 Germany: Growth of Nationalism

Question 1

What are the factors

Answer 1

Economic Factors
Cultural Factors
The French Revolution
Military Weaknesses
Role of the Liberals

Question 2

Cultural Factors Knowledge

Answer 2

25 million spoke same language and shared culture and literature
-Brothers Grimm
-Music helped create national anthem

Writers and Thinkers encourage growth of a German consciousness

Question 3

Cultural Factor Analysis

Answer 3

shared language and culture led to shared identity
-want for unification

Question 4

Cultural Factor Analysis +

Answer 4

majority of population were peasants
-illiterate,
-couldn’t read nationalist literature or debate
-more concerned about money

Question 5

Economic Factor Knowledge

Answer 5

Prussia gained territory of River Rhine
-coal and iron
-helped industrialisation

1830s development of railways helped economy grow at faster rate
-increased trade and interaction

Question 6

Economic Factor analysis

Answer 6

State of Prussia uniting people and growing economy with the assistance of trains
-people grow in wealth and continue to bring people together

Question 7

Economic Factor Analysis +

Answer 7

produced 3 million tons of coal
less than that of production in Belgium

Question 8

Economic Factor Evaluation

Answer 8

Zollverein
united 25 of 39, 26 million people
no trade tariffs or Austrian influence
encouraged unity and displayed economic potential

Question 9

French Revolution Knowledge

Answer 9

liberty, equality and brotherhood
challenged feudal system
propelled the middle class in society

Reorganised 400 states into 39
confederation of the rhine
small step towards German state

Question 10

French Revolution analysis

Answer 10

New ideas challenged monarchy system
Highly favoured by the middle class
Encouraged rule of new ideas

Question 11

French revolution analysis +

Answer 11

Reorganised 1815
Not United until 1871

Question 12

Military weaknesses knowledge

Answer 12

Revolution made states realise they were weak

Napoleon used smaller German states as cannon fodder and recruiting grounds

Question 13

Military weaknesses analysis

Answer 13

Stronger united army was essential
Seen through impacts

Question 14

Military weaknesses analysis +

Answer 14

France and Austria did not condone joined army
Exaggerated
Not formed under legal means

Question 15

Historical context 1

Answer 15

400 states reduced to 39
Congress of Vienna

Question 16

Historical context 2

Answer 16

39 states became confederation of the rhine
Led by Prussia

Question 17

Role of the Liberals Knowledge

Answer 17

1848 was known as the ‘year revolutions’ by the Liberals, but all had failed.

Many of the Liberals were middle class, engaged in key literature and nationalists movement to promote the unification of a ‘Germany’.

Question 18

Role of the Liberals Analysis

Answer 18

sharing of literature raised national consciousness,
spreading awareness of a common identity

Many middle class were susceptible to these writings.

Question 19

Role of the Liberals Analysis+

Answer 19

working-class liberals wanted social reform, whereas the middle class wanted political reform
divided

peasants not engaged