Bismarck Word Scramble
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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 |
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