1. How and why Bismarck unify Germany?
Classwork
Date:________
How and why Bismarck unify Germany?
Aims: to find out…
What was Bismarck’s aim in 1862 when he became minister-president of Prussia?
Was it Bismarck’s skill and daring that unified Germany in 1871?
Did Nationalism help unify Germany?
Did Bismarck have a master plan, or was he an opportunist?

2. How and why Bismarck unify Germany?
Classwork
Date:________
How and why Bismarck unify Germany?
Odd word out:
Erfut Frankfurt Vienna Berlin
Metternich Napoleon Jerome Fred-William
Zollverein Prussia Austria railways
50% 3 million 5000 km 72%
Fichte Ardnt Jahn Taylor
Prussia Hanover Austria Bavaria
Grossdeutsch Bund Prussia kleindeutsch
Consitution humilation administration unification
Erfut Olmutz Hesse-Cassel Bund

3. Who was Bismarck? Junker Womaniser Diet delegate Prussian monarchist
Ambassador
Minister-President of Prussia

4. How did Bismarck deal with the Prussian landtag- 1862-3?
The Problem:
Improving the army
Paying for this
Persuading Liberals to allow this
Stop nationalists getting democracy
Solutions:
Abdication of king (!)?
Unification of Germany?
War with Austria?
Wait and see?

5. How did Bismarck remove Austria from German dominance?
Got Russian support against Austria
Avoided Congress of Princes (Bund meeting)
War with Denmark over Schleswig-Holstein
War with Austria 1866
North German confederation

6. Why did Prussia win against Austria in 1866?
Got French support
Got Italian support
Made Prussia look innocent (over elections)
Picked a fight (over Schleswig Holstein)
Military preparations
Tactics
Got peace quickly

7. How did Bismarck unify the southern states?
Gave them an enemy- France
Picked a fight- Hohenzollern candidature
Franco-Prussian war 1870

8. Sections
Aim: to provide info: key people, dates, plans by Bismarck vs. Opportunism?
Getting Russian support- p. 50 old green
Weakening Austria & Bund p p. 65 new
Denmark war p
Austro-Prussian war prep 53 old 67 new
Austro-Prussian war win
North Germans unified
Picked fight with France-Hohenzollern 62 72
Prepared Southern states for war
Franco-Prussian war
Key words: Gastein, Von Moltke, Ems telegram, N German Conferation, Biarritz, Napoleon, Sedan, needle gun, Konigratz,

9. Poster to show the steps to Unification
Aim: to summarise the notes you have been taking
Getting Russian support-
Weakening Austria & Bund
Denmark war
Austro-Prussian war prep
Austro-Prussian war win
North Germans unified
Picked fight with France-Hohenzollern
Prepared Southern states for war
Franco-Prussian war

10. Find the odd words out Landtag Junker army Bismarck
Prussia Austria Hanover Denmark
Bismarck Manteuffel William Josef
Alvensleben Gastein Ems Biarritz
Moltke Vienna Konigratz Saddowa
Orders Needles Artillery Groups
Hohenzollerm Hapsburg Napoleon Leopold
Railways Metz Sedan Versailles

11. Essay plan: reasons for German unification in 1871
Examples:
Ems telegram
Gastein
Von Moltke
Needle guns
5000 km Rail
Leopold
Sedan & Metz
Congress
Landtag
Biarritz
Krupps steel
Crimean war
Bismarck’s grand plan
Bismarck’s good luck / use of luck
Prussia’s military might
Prussia’s economic strength
Weakness of Austria
Mistakes of France

12. o Give basic answer to the question
‘By 1850 Germany was closer to unification than it had been in 1800’ How far do you agree?
Marks
You must
For example…
1-5
o         Give basic answer to the question
o         1-2 reasons given to answer the question
No, Still not unified, failure of Frankfurt 1848
No because…
Zollverein, 37 states, Confed of Rhine
Austria strong- against grossdeutsch
Olmutz All failed
Yes because…
Revolutionary ideals Zollverein,
Jahn, Deutschland, Napoleon
Grimm, student societies, Fred Will
Erfut
Prussian constitution
Prussian expansion
5-13
o         Answer the question- particularly in conclusion relevant reasons to answer q
o         Organise in paragraphs- Give 1-2 relevant examples to support reasons
14-15
o         all main points of the answer (usually 4-5 reasons)- Support with relevant egs
o         Explain which reasons are more important (ranks)
16-18
o         Answer the question in each paragraph
o         Give opposing arguments in most paragraphs
o         Come to a decision at end of paragraphs as to which side you choose
o         Link paragraphs together to conclude- Write in a fluent, coherent manner
19-25
o         Have a clear argument yourself from the start- + historians’ opinions to support
o         Be in full control of arguments for / against your point, deal with opposing arguments- giving their evidence and dealing with it.
o         Come to fully balanced conclusion- reasons that are less important as well as mor