... prowess, but multiple coinciding forces. Wilhelm's kingdom already stands as a dominant force in northern Germany, leads the Zollverein and with it, economic and political power over independent states. Reform sweeps across the Prussian military, but perhaps it alone will not be enough to bring the German Kingdoms under one banner. Prussia is blessed with opportunities and strength, troubled by an already ... army was equipped with the needle gun, while the Austrians were still using muzzle-loading guns, and this was a huge advantage. This technological advancement allowed the Prussian ...

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... . However, although German nationalism had been around for so long, nothing had ever come of it, as the Revolution' of 1848 showed. The fact that there was no unified attempt across Germany, but instead "separate groups in each state attempting but failing- stood in the way. It needed someone to organise and bring it all together if unification was to be ... ."" It could be argued that as he had a "long plan,"" no other leader could have united Germany, as many leaders look for immediate or short-term solutions. It took Bismarck five years and three wars to unite Germany, with clever mano...

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... the case of Austria. Paris was, eventually, captured and on 18 January 1871 King William I of Prussia was crowned German Emperor on a wave of popular patriotism that had been unleashed across Germany. In conclusion I would therefore say that an explanation as to why Germany was unified in 1871 can be summarised in one word - Bismarck. He took advantage of favourable circumstances ... ...

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... Socialists In terms of Bismarck's domestic issues the trouble with the Catholics Was far from the worst of his problems in the 1870s a favour of worker seeking social reform spread across in most of industrialised Europe. When Bismarck came to power the socialist party grew tremendously and this feared Bismarck who with his conservative Junker background accused them of trying to ... ...

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... go to war but it doesn't mean he was going to war to try and achieve unification. Prussia beat France emphatically and the war unleashed a new wave of popular patriotism across the whole of Germany, and this put pressure on the rulers of the south German states to unite with the North German Confederation. Through fair and foul means (there were ... ...

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... France and Russia and distances the Russians from their responsibilities owed to Germany in a war time struggle. with a Nation growing at the rate in which Germany has progressed the feeling across Europe is "why are the Germans upsetting the economic balance and what are we going to do to try and prevent this potential threat from becoming untouchable. Whether consciously or ... ...

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... wars of unification with neighbouring countries Austria and France to pave the way for unification. The single most important driving force towards a unified Germany was a common German people and culture across the many German states. Throughout the Middle Ages and right up to the early nineteenth century, Germany comprised of hundreds of independent states, ranging from tiny city states to large ... ...

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... as well as interpreted, obscured and negotiated by speakers and listeners of language. 2. LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF THE WORD HEGEMONY The word hegemony has been in the English language for about five hundred years. It is a word that is mostly used by politicians and it is rarely encountered in everyday conversations. In order to analyse this word, linguistic features described earlier in ... ...

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