Outline

Germany Outlines Beginning · German-speaking people lived in a number of small and medium-sized states as well as in Prussia and the Australian Hapsburg empire. Napoleon Raid German Land · Important territorial changes in German-Speaking lands. · Dissolved the Holy Roman Empire by forcing the emperor of Austria to agree to the lesser title of King. · Germans welcomed the frenan emperor as a hero with enlightened, modern policies. · Not all Germans appreciated Napoleon and his changes · Napoleons defeat did not resolve the issue. Bismarck Unites Germany · Bismarck came from Prussia ’s Junker class, made up of conservative landowning nobles. · After Bismarck ; chancellor was the new prime minister and had used policy of blood and iron to unite the German states. · His primary Loyalty was to the Hohenzollerns, the ruling dynasty of Prussia. · Through unification, he hoped to bring more power to Hohenzollerns. · Bismarck led Prussia into three wars; each war increased Prussian Prestige and power and paved the way for Germany unity. · After a brief war, Prussia and Austria liberated the two provinces and divided up the spoils. · Prussia annexed, or took control of, several other north German States.