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German Unification:
Exam 1 Modern History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Age of Metternich | sceptic of revolt, sensors universities and press, Austria, formed a secret police to stop revolution |
| Carlsbad decrees | a set of restrictions introduced in the states of the German Confederation by resolution of the Bundesversammlung on 20 September 1819 after a conference held in the spa town of Carlsbad, Bohemia, then part of the Austrian Empire. |
| German confederation | collectively they could compete with "economic federation" industry; two powers Austria and Prussa |
| Prussia and Austria | Austria saw Prussa as powerful but less; lots of tension |
| Wilhelm I | the King of Prussia and the first German Emperor; achieves German Unification; appoints Bismark |
| Otto von Bismark | reactionary; big skeptic- against revolution; devoted to Wilhelm and monarchy; must strengthen military- tried to bring proposal to parliament but it didn't fly so he ignored elected chamber |
| Austro-Prussian War | Seven Weeks War, was a war fought in 1866 between the Austrian Empire and its German allies on one side and the Kingdom of Prussia with its German allies and Italy on the other, that resulted in Prussian dominance over the German states. |
| Franco-Prussian war | a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia;The Prussian and German victory brought about the final unification of Germany under King Wilhelm I of Prussia. marked the downfall of Napoleon III and the Second French Empire |
| Ems dispatch | caused France to declare the Franco-Prussian War. The dispatch was an internal message from the Prussian King's vacationing site to Bismarck in Berlin, reporting demands made by the French ambassador, and thus it was Bismarck's statement to the press. |
| Hall of Mirrors | the central gallery of the Palace of Versailles and is one of the most famous rooms in the world. |
| Kaiser Wilhelm I | same as Wilhelm but now Emperor |
| Treat of Frankfurt | a peace treaty signed in Frankfurt on 10 May 1871, at the end of the Franco-Prussian War. |