Prussia 's Influence On The World 's Foundational Religious And Political Conflagrations

Germany started out as a divided nation fighting for dominance in Europe. Otto Von Bismarck was able to take this struggling complexity and unify it. During this process Bismarck turned the small country of Prussia into a powerhouse, growing the population from 11 to 18 million. Bismarck sprung from a landlord class and moved his way up the political ladder as realpolitik, realistic Politician. He was a man of simple ideals; he stressed duty, service, order, and the fear of God. These ideals along with manipulative tactics are what lead Bismarck on his journey of the unification of Germany, proving that without Bismarck’s diplomatic efforts between 1871 and 1890 Europe would not be the stabilized continent it is today.

Analyze the military, political, and social factors that account for the rise of Prussia between 1640 and 1786.

In addition to the damaging consequences of the First World War with the requirements of the Treaty of Versailles, certain features of Germany caused the state to be susceptible to the influence of this dangerous ideology. Along with the damage to the national ego as a result of the First World War, Germany had co-existing and conflicting highly modern strands of development forced to integrate with powerful remnants of archaic values and social structures, and had a deeply fractured parliamentary political system, and the weaknesses of this system reflected the social and political differences within the population. This shame and failure after World War I was superimposed onto a modern country which once had an advanced economy, a sophisticated state

Prussia had become the most powerful state in Europe. “Most German’s were enormously proud, enormously relieved. And they

Germany became a unified country in 1871 under the leadership of Otto Von Bismarck. The separate states up until this time were independent, Prussia being the strongest and most influential, followed by Austria. There are several contributing factors to the unification of Germany, the most influential of which being the leadership of Otto Von Bismarck. The three wars that Prussia fought with Denmark, Austria and France also played significant roles in the unification of the German states. Another factor to consider is the increase in support of nationalism around Western Europe at the time, and the changes in German society. Through an evaluation of these factors and relevant sources one can

Today, the German and the US diplomatic relations are becoming more solid that it was initially in the entire of Europe. The US is beginning to have confidence that they can establish a lasting diplomatic relationship with Germany after their long separation since the World War II. It has not been an easy journey for both countries as historical scholars have studied. The two countries share the same level of enthusiasm and western civilization despite the difference in geographic location. It is also interesting to note over fifty million Americans have German ancestry. During pre-1871, the relations between German states and the United States were not formal, but in 1875, they signed various trade agreements with the Prussian kingdom. They sent their representatives to each of the countries to oversee these trade relations. The long history of the German empire that saw some of the great reformists such as Otto von Bismarck emerged to lead one of the strongest and most powerful empires in Europe, but requires extra resources to run the empire from American the late 19th century. The plans to find resources such as coal to run their

While the religious division of the Prussia Protestant and that of the dominating Austria Catholics was an important factor, the opposition from Austria and the rulers were more important. Nationalism became this progressively intensifying cycle that eventually climaxes into war. Many began to put aside the idealistic ideas of society and began to embrace the realities of society as competitive and combative. Under the calculated guidance of Otto von Bismarck, Germany would finally be on the promising path of unification.

German Unification is the Single most important political development in Europe between 1848 and 1914. This sets the stage for the world wars and particularly for Germany unifies and becomes a great power in Europe. This alters the power in Europe. Two German states Austria and Prussia and 37 other German states which were smaller. This created a problem for Prussia because they could never actually take control. During 1806 one of Napoleons accomplishments was to abolish political entity that was the Roman Empire. By this happening gives Germany the chance to rise. With Napoleons rise he made 300 states of Germany to 39 states of Germany. This created the idea of creating just one German state instead of multiple.

When Frederick first inherited his father’s successions, he found Prussia. Because he wanted a large, strong army, Prussia became the prefect source. It was small with open-territory and no frontiers to defend. The army had 30,000 men by 1688 with its peak of 40,000 men.

Prince Otto von Bismarck was seen as both a political genius and a power monger, like a German version of Alexander the Great by the people. Bismarck was a conservative, who used the people around him to reach his goals; and in doing so, he pitted people against one another. According to the book 19th Century Germany by John Breuilly, modern historians have found it very hard “to separate the man from his achievements” (Breuilly 172). The historians have run into a roadblock that consists mostly of “Bismarck’s individuality and his responsibility for the political development of the Empire” (Breuilly 172). Bismarck was known to support nationalism and patriotism, and he believed in the Burschenschaften or student organizations. He also believed in the concept of faith in power, more in ideas. Bismarck only cared for two things: Prussia and Prussian power, and he would do anything to obtain Prussian domination. Although Bismarck did not care for Germany, he was all for German Unification. Historians cannot decide if Bismarck’s legacy is positive or negative but they agree that he was a “brilliant and shrewd tactician who succeeded in postponing the problem of political mobilization for 60 years” (Breuilly 172). In Otto von Bismarck, some people saw a great man who was ahead of his time, while others saw nothing more than a bloodthirsty power monger, who wanted a united Germany to

Prussia emerged as a major European power due to: The many difficulties that large armies had, that caused a reduction in the number of soldiers that could be successful in battle due to the terrible supply and communications, poor condition of roads, lack of maps, and many other technical difficulties (Norton, p.203) Additionally, small armies like Prussia that were well disciplined, well trained and equipped, and was ably commanded, could also take on and defeat their largest neighbors with bigger armies, as we see it wasn’t size, but much to do with organization. The growth of Prussia in spite of its discouraging location expanded and although its population was small, its farmland was poor, and it generally lacked the key natural resources

According to Yael Tamir, author of The Enigma of Nationalism, “a nation.., may be defined as a community whose members share feelings of fraternity, substantial distinctiveness, and exclusivity, as well as beliefs in a common ancestry and a continuous genealogy” (4). During this period, many classic liberals used this idea of a nation to support change throughout all of Europe. By insisting that nations come together, they achieved huge social upheaval and reform, of which the aristocracy and conservatives were completely against. However, the use of this unifying force had its consequences. For example, the creation of the first Prussian constitution at a National Assembly in 1848 granted a larger, unified Prussia (the German empire) built on a somewhat democratic model. However, along with the democracy came the development of a three-class system. This ensured that the Junkers, the wealthiest men who paid the most taxes,

The Seven Years War had long lasting effects that changed the course of European history. Prussian dominated Germany became a nation that supported war and had few liberal qualities. After the formal unification of Germany in 1871, the German population became increasingly bellicose and grew used to autocratic leadership and to war (actively encouraging war in some cases). Bismarck pursued expansion and then the stability of that German position (as the dominant continental European nation), through a series of complex alliances (sometimes better described as surreptitiousness and trickery). With the effective dismissal of the ageing Bismarck in 1890, the new King Wilhelm II sought even greater

The leading drive in Prussia for unification was a man named Otto Von Bismarck. Otto Von Bismarck was a master strategist that initiated a series of

Bismarck was the man who did the most to unify Germany. It was clear that unification was one of his major objective which he announced in his famous ‘Blood and Iron speech’. I was fascinated by how he managed to unify the so many divided states. Thus, my historical investigation examines the question, to what extent was the Franco-Prussian war Bismarck’s final step to unify Germany? To assess whether the Franco-Prussian war was Bismarck’s final step for unifying the loose net of 39 German states or not, the investigation analyses the previous steps made by Bismarck to unify Germany. It investigates the events between 1962, when Bismarck became Minister president of Prussia and 1971, when Germany became officially unified. The events analyzed are the Danish war, The Prussian Austrian war and the Franco Prussian war.