click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Bismarck
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| What class was Bismarck? | A wealthy Prussian Junker - an aristocrat |
| What jobs did Bismarck hold? | Prussian ambassador in Paris, Prime minister of Prussia, 1862, Chancellor of the newly unified German reich from 1871-1890 |
| What was Germany before unification? | 39 separate states. Each had it's own foreign policy, government and Prince |
| What wars united Germany? | 1864 against Denmark, 1866 against Austria and 1870 against France. |
| When and where was Queen Isabella dethroned? | September 1868 in Spain |
| Who did Bismarck advance? | Prince Leopald of Prussia |
| What was the French reaction to the advancement? | They were alarmed and Gramont said if he claimed the throne it would disrupt the balance of power and endanger the interests of France. |
| How did Napoleon try to humiliate Prussia? | He sent an ambassador to King Wilhelm in a health spa in Elms seeking assurances however Wilhelm refused to see him |
| Why did the french declare war? | Wilhelm sent a telegram to Bismarck, who edited it before publishing it, humiliating and antagonizing the french, causing them to declare war? |
| What did the central/federal government consist of? | The Kaiser, chancellor, bundesrat and reichstag |
| How many members in the Bundesrat? | 58 members - 17 from Prussia |
| How many members in the Reichstag? | 387 seats, 236 from Prussia |