explore process German integration
Briefly explore the process of German integration?
The process of unification of Germany was carried out in 1848 AD by an attempt to create a nation state governed by an elected parliament by annexing different areas of the German Federation. But this liberal initiative of nation building was suppressed by the power of the monarchy and the army. He was also supported by the great landlord of Prasha. After this, Prasha took over the leadership of the movement for Germany unification. Its chief minister, Ottoman Wismark, was the father of this process. In which took the help of Prasha’s army and bureaucrat. During the seven years (1866–1871), Prussia won three wars from Austria (1866 AD) to Denmark and France (1871 AD) and the process of integration was completed. In January 1871, at a ceremony in Versailles, King William I of Prussia was declared Emperor of Germany.
Write in brief
1. Write a note on:
a) Guiseppe Mazzini
b) Count Camillo de Cavour
c) The Greek war of independence
d) Frankfurt parliament
e) The role of women in nationalist struggles
2. What steps did the French revolutionaries take to create a sense of collective
identity among the French people?
3. Who were Marianne and Germania? What was the importance of the way in
which they were portrayed?
4. Briefly trace the process of German unification.
5. What changes did Napoleon introduce to make the administrative system more
efficient in the territories ruled by him?
Discuss
1. Explain what is meant by the 1848 revolution of the liberals. What were the political, social
and economic ideas supported by the liberals?
2. Choose three examples to show the contribution of culture to the growth of nationalism
in Europe.
3. Through a focus on any two countries, explain how nations developed over the nineteenth
century.
4. How was the history of nationalism in Britain unlike the rest of Europe?
5. Why did nationalist tensions emerge in the Balkans?