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Prussian Leadership
• The Congress of Vienna had created the German Confederation which consisted of 38 independent states.
• Prussia would lead the unification movement.
Otto Von Bismarck1815-1898
• The Iron Chancellor• Bismarck was
determined to unify Germany under the leadership of Prussia.
• To unify Germany Bismarck would follow a policy of “blood and iron”.
The Prussian Army
• Bismarck forced the Reichstag to approve his army budget.
• Bismarck created and used a powerful army to remove all obstacles to unification
Count Helmuth Von Moltke
• Was named chief of the Prussian General Staff in 1858.
• Von Moltke engineered the military successes Bismarck would need to unify Germany.
German Unity
• This is a French political cartoonist view of the ruthless means employed by Bismarck to obtain German unity.
Austro - Prussian War 1866
• The Seven Weeks War • Austrian domination
of the German States ended.
• The northern German States combined into a confederation.
The Franco Prussian War1870-1871
• Bismarck provoked France into declaring war against Prussia.
• EMS dispatch• The four remaining
German States fueled by nationalism join the Prussia in it’s war against France.
Bismarck Dictates Peace Terms
• Franco - Prussian War resulted in a humiliating defeat for France.
• France was forced to :• Pay an indemnity of 5
billion gold Francs.• Support a German
army of occupation.
Alsace and Lorraine
• France would also surrender the territories of Alsace and Lorraine.
• The humiliating defeat and surrender terms would lead to the French people wanting revenge against Germany.
The Unification Of Germany1871
• On January 18, 1871 at the Palace of Versailles King William I of Prussia was crowned Emperor of a united Germany.
• Bismarcks plans to unify Germany were now complete.
Germany Under Bismarck
• Bismarck pursued policies of :
• nationalism• industrialization• social reform• the isolation of France
through forming alliances with Britian and Russia.
Social Policies
• Bismarck knew that the loyalty of industrial workers was the key to keeping Germany strong.
• Bismarck provided workers with: health insurance,accident benefits, money at retirement.