... 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 ... predominantly disabled movement, thus eventually adding in the failure of unification before 1860: " the members had experience of national politics", however with this the diet significa...

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... opportunity to unite Germany following the revolutions of "48, and the subsequent changes in government and constitution, on this occasion the nationalist outcry resulted in the formation of a Federal Diet at Frankfurt. This German Confederation excluded Austria, because of her anti-unity policy, preferring rather a loose "middle-Europe" coalition. Ever since first being appointed Prussian representative to the Federal ... Diet in 1851, Bismarck had urged the Prussian Government to seize power in the German Confederation. He had been instrumental in advising the Prussian Authorities to ...

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