Why Did Germany Fail To Unite Before 1860?

Various individual and different factors equal in significance contributed towards inhibiting Germany failing to unite before 1860; these included: the Bund; Austro Prussian Rivalry; Inter-State rivalry; popular indifference; the failure of the Frankfurt Diet and the 1848 Revolution and the lack of foreign support; each factor had a direct baring on the failure of Germany uniting.

The Bund played an influential hand in the failure of Germany uniting before 1860. Willingness and strong eagerness to perform besmirch and lack of synoptic views with Prussia ran all over Austria and this played an important influence on the failure of Germany failing to unite before 1860. Austria had passed the Carlsberg decrees and crushed Prussian led Evert Union at Olmutz, which incidentally brought down nationalism and severely dampened it, which brought besmirch upon nationalism through out. The Bund was surprisingly weaker than what the eyes of the presumptuous people of Austria and Germany presumed it was, the Bund influentially had no presence or authority on German leadership; it was controlled by Austria but; however the members of the Bund where not as supportive on supporting the Bund

Variations of factors played a bearing in the failure of unification, no matter how small. There was an equally important factor of lack of foreign support; there was no initial enthusiasm from Britain and France even with the southern catholic states having a bond with France. Britain visioned a united Germany as a naval threat; control of the North Sea and Baltic States would provide Prussia with naval bases. This lack of foreign support from France and Britain duly played a factor in why Germany failed to unite before 1860.

Failure of unification before 1860 can be placed to various equal factors including, the Bund, Austro-Prussian Rivalry, Inter-state Rivalries, the failure of the Frankfurt Diet and the 1848 Revolution and the distinctive lack of Foreign support. Historians such as Waller and Bruce to name but two argue that the critical reason was the ability of the ‘might’ of Austria’s power to block developments. Such other historians such as Fischer agree but quote: “ Division among the rulers coupled with the lack of leadership was just as significant….such divisiveness facilitated Austrian suppression.”

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