... . Biz-with a very limited knowledge of economics, no experience in social policy making, and caring nothing for this military dispute-would agree to become Prussian Prime Minister so long as Wilhelm gave him what he really wanted: unfettered control of Prussian foreign policy making. Wilhelm refused. Wilhelm held out until 1862, at the moment when his ministers were willing to give ... Act of September 1866, which declared that Biz's previous unconstitutional expenditures, were legal, essentially nullifying their past assertions and accepting the Crown's actions in bypassing their author...

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... German Unification had already been attempted by the liberal democrats, yet the established National Assembly was ineffective, and eventually crushed by the Prussian military. Otto von Bismarck also longed for a united Germany, however he was delighted this did not happen under the banner of liberalism, ... was to restore the Kings executive power and ensure that he, Bismarck, alone decide over Prussia's military budget. Bismarck was not only rigorous in his domestic, but also in his foreign policies, he knew, that to unite Germany under Prussia, he had to eliminate Austrian influence. ...

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... Confederation which included Prussia, Hannover, Saxany, and a few other independent German states. The confederation consisted of two houses. The upper-house represents the states, had extensive control of foreign policy, and economic affairs. The lower-house was "elected through free male suffrage by secret ballet." (5) The lower-house also controlled the confederation budget. The southern German states ... major economic power, Bismarck made uniform legal codes, nationalized railways, and a common bureaucracy. Germany also had a newly formed army which young men were given great rewar...

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... the Crimean War (1854-1856), countries began to make political alliances with one another. Soon all the countries of Europe were entangled in a mess of military treaties and political agreements. The German states however, were stuck in the middle. Without any strong ties with one another, the German states were nothing ... -that was the mistake of 1848-1849-but by iron and blood." Kagan, Ozment, Tuner, 779 and 780. As this being Prussia's new military and political stance, Bismarck went to work right away to the uniting of Germany. Bismarck wanted Austria to have absolutely no say in any...

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• Grade Level: High School