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Napolean Bonaparte defeated Prussia
Prussia in the Napoleonic Era
The process of unification of Germany is influenced by Napolean I of France. Even though he defeated Prussia, he had a positive effect on nationalism. -
Congress of Vienna
Congress of Vienna in 1815 proclaimed that the German states had been recognized into a new German confederation. This confederation was proposed to be formed of 38 sovereign states. This was an attempt to unify Germany. Congress of Vienna had a positive effect; however, it had a negative effect too because it was trying to correct Napolean's behavior, while Napolean was spreading nationalism. -
The Zollverein
Prussian Aims for the Zolleverein
The Zollverein had a positive effect on nationalism because it contributed economics. Austria tried to destroy Zollverein by enducing the southern German states to live it, but they failed. Austria was more and more excluded from this economic unifcaton of Germany. -
Otto Von Bismarck
Bismarck - Primary Source
Years surrounding 1858 there was a conflict between Prussia and German people. William I was up against Prussian parliament. King wanted to stregthen the Prussian army by increasing taxes, while parliament was dead against it, being more liberal. Therefore, King appointed Bismarck to parliment. He brought the country into power (positive effect), but he hated democracy (negative effect). -
The Danish War
Schleswig was a part of German Cofederation, and it made of up Germans and Dans. King Chhristian IX of Denamrk tried to take away Schleswig into Denmark, but Prussia and Austria protested. Denmack wanted help from France and Britian but that did not happen. The peace treaty gave Schleswig and Holstein to Prussia and Austria jointly. This war had a negative effect on nationalism. -
Austrio-Prussian War
The Seven Weeks' War Accrding to Bismarck, fighting against Austria and throwing it out of German states was the only way to secure Prussia's complete dominance of the northrn German confederation. He united with Alexander II and Napolean III and defeated Austria at Bohemia. Since Prussia dominated, this war had a positive effect on -
Field Marshal Helmuth von Motlke
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Franco - Prussian War
Franco-Prussian was a short and decisive war. Bismarck played a smart game between Napolean III of France, provoking them to end result in uniting the southern states of Germany. No nation came to help France, and powerful Prussian army defeated France. Then fighting went on until Paris surrendered in 1871. France was occupied by German troops threafter. This war had a positive afffect on nationalism because it led to the formation of the German Empire. -
Post Franco-Prussian War
Causes of Franco-Prussian War
After Franco-Prussian War, there was an enormous amout of patriotism in Germans. Germany, which was once a series of small states, now has becaome the most powerful states in Europe. All Germans were dranched with the heady success, imaginig themselves to be best of the European species. They embraced new authoritrian conservatism based in nationalism. This was the positive effect on nationalism. -
Upbringing of the kaiser (William I)
The Imperial Proclamation
Bismarck's peace terms with France were extremely harsh. As he had planned, the south German states quickly joined Prussia uniting a new German Empire. William I was crowned emperor of Germany titled kasier at Versailles near Paris. Bismarck was named chancellor. This had a positive effect on nationalism.
