HIST 531
Helmuth von Moltke-Was the chief architect of the operational stratergy during the Austro –Prussian War. Served as Chief of staff of the Army following the Prussian constitutional crisis of the 1860s. Due to his military strategy the Austro-Prussian war lasted three weeks with the Austrian defeat at Königgrätz.
Battle of the Nations- Also known as the Battle of Leipzig. Clash between the French forces including Germans from the confederation of the rhine as well as Polish and Italian troops. The battle took place October 16-19, 1813, and resulted in a crushing defeat of Napoleon and the French forces. The coalition armies of Russia, Austria, and Prussia failed to chase Napoleon and he escaped back to France. Leo von Caprivi- Was an German General who succeded Bismarck as Chancelor. He sepperated the office of Prussian Minister President and chancellor of the Reich which Bismarck previously held simultaneously. Under Caprivi’s system secretaries of state were given greater freedom and were allowed audiences with the Kaiser. Further Caprivi introduced the “New Course” which changed foreign and domestic policy towards conciliation with social democrats and a pro-british policy away from the Bismark policy. Caprivi was an ex‐military man who, as a result of this, Wilhelm II was quick to trust. He instigated his own ‘New Course’ – which aimed to ‘kill Socialism with kindness’. He wanted to allow some of the Socialists wanted, including re‐introducing Free Trade and extending the social welfare reforms put in place by Bismarck.
Free Corps- were volunteer military units that were introduced along with Universal military service. The free Corps was made up largely of the urban middle class. Murdered Liebknecht and Luxemburg Jan 1919
Dialectical Materialism is a combination of Hegels Dialectic and Marxist Materialism that believes that history is a result of the underlying problems that begins with a material base that is then challenged with the thesis
Battle of the Nations- Also known as the Battle of Leipzig. Clash between the French forces including Germans from the confederation of the rhine as well as Polish and Italian troops. The battle took place October 16-19, 1813, and resulted in a crushing defeat of Napoleon and the French forces. The coalition armies of Russia, Austria, and Prussia failed to chase Napoleon and he escaped back to France. Leo von Caprivi- Was an German General who succeded Bismarck as Chancelor. He sepperated the office of Prussian Minister President and chancellor of the Reich which Bismarck previously held simultaneously. Under Caprivi’s system secretaries of state were given greater freedom and were allowed audiences with the Kaiser. Further Caprivi introduced the “New Course” which changed foreign and domestic policy towards conciliation with social democrats and a pro-british policy away from the Bismark policy. Caprivi was an ex‐military man who, as a result of this, Wilhelm II was quick to trust. He instigated his own ‘New Course’ – which aimed to ‘kill Socialism with kindness’. He wanted to allow some of the Socialists wanted, including re‐introducing Free Trade and extending the social welfare reforms put in place by Bismarck.
Free Corps- were volunteer military units that were introduced along with Universal military service. The free Corps was made up largely of the urban middle class. Murdered Liebknecht and Luxemburg Jan 1919
Dialectical Materialism is a combination of Hegels Dialectic and Marxist Materialism that believes that history is a result of the underlying problems that begins with a material base that is then challenged with the thesis