Question

briefly trace the process of German unification. [5marks]

Answer 1

1. the german middle clas tried to unite the different regions of german into a nation state.

2. this was repressed by the combined forces of the monarchy and the military, supported by large landowners.

3. then prussia took the initiative in german unification.

4.otto von bismark, who was the architect of this process carried out with the help of the prussian army and bureaucracy.

5.three war over seven year with Austria, Denmark and Franceended in prussian victory and completed the process of german unification.

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Answer 2

Answer :

Nationalist feelings were widespread among middle-class Germans, who in 1848 tried to unite the different regions of the German confederation into a nation-state governed by an elected parliament. This liberal initiative to nation-building was, however, repressed by the combined forces of the monarchy and the military, supported by the large landowners (called Junkers) of Prussia. From then on, Prussia took on the leadership of the movement for national unification. Its chief minister, Otto von Bismarck, was the architect of this process carried out with the help of the Prussian army and bureaucracy. Three wars over seven years – with Austria, Denmark and France – ended in Prussian victory and completed the process of unification. In January 1871, the Prussian king, William I, was proclaimed German Emperor in a ceremony held at Versailles

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