Unification Of Germany Paragraphs Flashcards
Decline of Austria
K - Economically, still agricultural, bad trading links, not part of Zollverein, lacked natural resources
Isolated by France and NIK by fighting against them
Isolated by Russia for not helping in Crimean War
A - Couldn’t fund military/lost allies military weakened
Weak economy made it harder for them to exert influence over other German states
A+ - even when economy decline, majority of states sided with Austria during Austro-Prussian war
Role of Bismarck
K - brought in taxes for military reforms
Involved in wars like Austro-Prussian and Franco- Prussian wars
Edited EMS telegraph
A - engineered situations to his/Prussia’s advantage
His actions brought reforms, no reforms no victories in wars
A+ - there were factors out of his control leading to unification such as decline of Austria
Role of Other Countries
K - France overreacted to EMS, Napoleon underestimated military
Russia lost alliance with Austria after Crimean war
Britain: liked idea of Germany to keep France at bay and protect empire
A - lack of direct opposition meant Prussia could dominate cuz if they were up against stronger UNIFIED opposition, they would be less likely to achieve unification and military success
A+ - Prussian military strength meant that even if they went against stronger opposition they still could dominate
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