HIST 1003 Chapter : March 15 Lecture
- Test 2 (Thurs., March 31)
o 8 ½ -11 Bluebook (Unmarked)
o Pens
- Review
o March 30th, Wed. 5-6 PM
o Room TBA
- Drop date April 4th
Bismarck and German Unification
- 1815, Congress of Vienna
o end of revolutionary wars for Europe
o 39 German states as opposed to 450 older German states before Napoleon I’s
conquests
▪ Napoleon helped Germans gather national feelings – against being ruled
by the French. They thought they should come together to be a single
country and not be under another’s rule
• It would be difficult to imagine a united Germany
o Germany united politically would not mean they would
religiously be united
o It would mean the defeat of a great power to let German
rule itself
o German countries celebrated their differences, and if they
became a united country, their particularism would be lost
o France did not want a powerful country to be created on
its eastern border
- 1819, Prussia sponsored a tariff union
o Zollverein (Tariff Union in German)
▪ Get rid of tariff barriers and everyone can trade freely within the zone
mentioned in the union
▪ Increased trade and manufacturing in all of northern Germany
▪ 1834, most of northern Germany had joined the Zollverein by this year
▪ Prussia had been able to build railroads because of this
• Industrial revolution flourishes
• Prussia becomes a greater Giant and flourishes
• Austria is still not accepting ideas of industrial revolution and
technology, not advancing in trade
o Austria’s rulers were German, but only 40% of its
population was German
▪ 1848, revolutions, Carl Marx (Communist Manifesto),
• people thought now was the time to make something of Germany
• created Frankfurt National Assembly, financial center of Germany
o gave a lot of speeches and had a lot of proposals, but
accomplished nothing
Document Summary
Test 2 (thurs. , march 31: 8 -11 bluebook (unmarked, pens. Review: march 30th, wed. 5-6 pm, room tba. 1815, congress of vienna: end of revolutionary wars for europe, 39 german states as opposed to 450 older german states before napoleon i"s conquests, napoleon helped germans gather national feelings against being ruled by the french. They thought they should come together to be a single country and not be under another"s rule. It would be difficult to imagine a united germany: germany united politically would not mean they would religiously be united. 1819, prussia sponsored a tariff union: zollverein (tariff union in german) its eastern border, get rid of tariff barriers and everyone can trade freely within the zone mentioned in the union. Increased trade and manufacturing in all of northern germany: 1834, most of northern germany had joined the zollverein by this year, prussia had been able to build railroads because of this.
