Tartaro
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cungerer on November 16, 2009
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nationalism in Europe unification of Germany
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Prussia | Powerful German State |
| Otto von Bismarck | Prussian leader of German unification/nationalism movement |
| Junkers | Prussian, conservative, land-owning class |
| Zollverein | Prussian economic union, removed tariff barriers between German states, in step toward political unity |
| realpolitik | "realistic politics," practical politics, ends justified the means, power more important than principles |
| Policy of Blood and Iron | Bismarck's plan for unification, wars and militarism (industrialism) |
| Schleswig-Holstein (1864) | provinces of Denmark many German speaking people, "libertated" by the alliance of Prussia and Austria |
| Militarism | glorification of war and military |
| War With Austria | Bismarck attacked Austria, 7 week war, Prussia has control over both Schleswig & Holstein, and several Northern German states |
| Franco- Prussian War | bismarck rallies german against napoleon iii when he opposes a prusian king on the spanish throne, france bot prepared for war, prussian victory in a few weeks |
| Ems Dispatch | Telegram that was edited (re-worded) by Bismarck that was insulting to the French ambassador, leads to declaration of war |
| Second Reich | united Germany, heir to the holy roman empire that was abolished by Napoleon in 1806 |
| Kaiser Wilhelm I | emperor of Germany during WWI, symbol to the US of German militarism and severe efficiency, emperor of united Germany allowed Bismarck to make many decisions |
| Bundestrat | upper house of German legislature, members appointed, had veto power |
| Kaiser Wilhelm II | grandson of I, will ask Bismark to resign in 1890 |
| Reichstag | lower house, members elected by universal male suffrage |
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