Likewise‚ due to Bismarck’s taxation used to reorganize the military‚ regardless of Parliament’s opposition‚ this enabled Prussia to hold a strong military force‚ competent to defeat future rival European powers. Economic prosperity allowed the Prussian military to be able to afford technological advances machines‚ such as the breech-loading needle gun and superior network of railroads. These economic factors that sparked Prussia’s financial prosperity and military strength led all other German
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A-LEVEL HISTORY PAPER 1 AND PAPER 3 BY MOHAMMAD ANWAR Paper 1 starts from Page 2 Paper 3 starts from Page 64 1 PAPER 1 2 INDEX CHAPTER PAGE NUMBER Nationalism 5 Imperialism 20 Russian Revolution 25 Totalitarianism 41 Miscellaneous 60 (Please take a look at these questions‚ which involve comparisons of issues related with multiple topics) I would recommend that you use the following book for Paper 1 and Paper 3 “Mastering Modern World History” by Norman Lowe 3 4 NATIONALISM
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Nationalism Webquest Directions: Go to the website below and answer the questions that follow: http://www.beyondbooks.com/eur12/2.asp 1. According to the website‚ what is Nationalism? Nationalism is loyalty to the idea of the state rather than to the community. 2. What is the difference between Nationalism and Patriotism? Patriotism is a love of one’s country that inspires one to serve for the benefit of its citizens. Nationalism is also a love of one’s country‚ but with the belief
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this was just the start of problems. The emergence of Realpolitik occurred in 1848‚ revolutions by the civilians failed epically which led to the unifications of Germany and Italy. Disputes over land and religion‚ led to the first war of this time‚ the Crimean war. Dispute over control within holy places in Turkish-ruled Jerusalem brought France (supporter of Catholics) and Russia (supporter of Orthodox clergy) into controversy over Turkey. The Tsar at that time‚ which was Tsar Nicholas I saw
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Franco-Prussian War During July 19‚1870 through May 10‚ 1871‚ France and Germany were fighting over land. They were fighting over Alsace Lorraine because of the natural materials that both France and Germany wanted. Later on when the French lost the Franco- Prussian war Germany won Alsace Lorraine‚ Then when France won WWI France got back Alsace Lorraine. Then WWI led Hitler to power and started WWII to get back Alsace Lorraine. The Franco-Prussian War was a war that had many events leading up to
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German power of Western Europe. Under William I and his Prime Minister and also imperial chancellor‚ Prince Otto Von Bismarck‚ Prussia reached the peak of its power. The first reason was because of Bismarck. Bismarck was a Prussian patriot and also a loyal supporter of the Prussian king. He was appointed as the Minister President in 1852 by the crown king‚ King William I. he hatred democracy and he wanted a constitutional government. He did no compromise with the liberals at all. He suppressed liberals
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entered politics in 1847 and believed that executive autocracy was the only manner of ruling‚ believing that might was unarguably right. This giving root to his fervent desire to raise a well trained Prussian army and is the reason for his success in the Danish‚ Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian wars as well as collapsing the Bund and uniting Germany. Throughout his political career Bismarck shrewdly operated in a manner that many would describe as deceitful‚ cunning and unscrupulous yet in a time
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and secure dominance in Germany? It is believed that Prussia achieved and secured dominance in Germany because of the role of Bismarck‚ who got rid of the opposition in the Parliament‚ strengthened the Prussian army‚ exploited Prussia’s economic development and won three wars to secure the unification of Germany. However‚ it is also argued that international scenes too‚ helped Prussia make a mark as the strongest nation in Europe. Firstly‚ Prussia managed to secure dominance in Germany
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autonomy. Nationalism broke down aging empires and acted as force for disunity. In an act of loyalty to their country‚ people brought unification to Italy and Germany‚ the Ottoman and the Austro-Hungarian empires began to crumble‚ and the outburst of wars such as the Franco-Prussian War and the Seven Weeks’ War came about. Nationalism was a key factor in building nations. Throughout the years Italians were growing impatient and dissatisfied under foreign rule. Count Cavour was responsible for
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When Bismarck was appointed Prussian chancellor in 1862 by King Wilhelm IV‚ The democratic attempt of unifying Germany had failed and there was widespread sentiment among the Germans in favour of unification. There were a number of obstacles in Prussia’s way of unifying Germany. Among them were foreign powers’ interests in Germany‚ In other words‚ In order for Bismarck to unify Germany he had to eliminate all the other powers that posed a threat to German unification. Since the political approach
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