... liberal, they were capitalists: industrialists, bankers, big businessmen. They were against the landowning interests that constituted the backbone of Prussian policy and against agricultural protection, but they were for expansion, and colonialism and militarism, not any kind of parliamentary liberalism or democracy that the term evokes." What does this all mean? Well, if the National Liberals were true ... accidents. In 1884 the German Social Democrats became a serious force in the Reichstag for the first time. The European economy was experiencing its first depression since the great ...

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... , but an army that was reorganized and was advancing towards him. He immediately sent an officer to notify Jilinsky of the situation and asked if he should shift his army westward instead of advancing north. With a rear commander's contempt for a front commander's caution, Jilinsky took this to be a desire to go on the defensive. He rudely replied to the officer: "To ... , named the battle Tannenberg in relation to an ancient battle long ago where a Polish-Luthuanian force had defeated the Teutonic Knights on July 15, 1410. This ended the Germanic eastward expansion. The Germans hailed th...

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... Europe focused on three main areas, the restoration and conservation of the European balance of power, the prevention of further French aggression and expansion and most importantly, a period of peace in Europe to allow economic development and the commercial growth of trade between the European powers. ... the future. National ambitions had been put to one side for the upkeep of an all round defence against the French The continuous expansion of Prussia throughout the 19th Century, eventually culminating in the unification of Germany, was matched by the expansionist programmes of Grea...

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... Europe focused on three main areas, the restoration and conservation of the European balance of power, the prevention of further French aggression and expansion and most importantly, a period of peace in Europe to allow economic development and the commercial growth of trade between the European powers. ... the future. National ambitions had been put to one side for the upkeep of an all round defence against the French The continuous expansion of Prussia throughout the 19th Century, eventually culminating in the unification of Germany, was matched by the expansionist programmes of Grea...

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... . Napoleon was in a dilemma: To penetrate deeper into Russia was certain death, to stay in Moscow with winter approaching meant possible starvation. Faced with these alternatives, Napoleon decided to retreat westward. On October 19, 1812, 95,000 troops and thousands of wagons loaded with loot left Moscow for the long trek back. In early November came the first snow and frost ... ...

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... why there was a nationalist movement, first the situation of the individual German states in 1815 has to be understood. In 1815 there was not a unified German state. Instead there were 39 separate German states which were set up by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 after the defeat of Napoleon. This loose association of independent states was called The German Confederation ... of the Bund. Before the war with Napoleon there had been 300 individual states, When Napoleon invaded these states he rearranged them into only 39 larger states, this was very close to how the were organized by the ...

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... Prussia had put itself in. He had to go above parliament so that he could complete his ideas. If he didn't he would never have been able to accomplish the expansion of Prussian power and the unification of Germany. So in essence he had to take away everyone's rights for a time so that they would not interfere with his plans. Infuriated ... . The people were happy, the economy booming, and their position in the world of politics was high. Why throw it all away? Bismarck never once "accepted the doctrine of boundless expansion, he had never succumbed to the temptation of cheap conquest." H...

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... [German unity] will not be settled by speeches and majority decisions - that was the great mistake of 1848 and 1849 - but by blood and iron". This highlighted his determination for expansion and the seizure of power from Austria. The international situation at the time was very favourable for Bismarck and the fulfilment of his aims; following Italy's earlier defeat of Austria ... any future cooperation between the two very unlikely, therefore lessening the chance of a major international coalition being led against Prussia. Bismarck's primary means of achieving German Unity came with th...

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... Germany. Bismarck would have been relatively happy with the unification of Germany, even though it was not one of his primary aims, because it had been achieved through by the expansion of Prussia. The is the slim chance that Bismarck could have gone to war to try and achieve the sort of patriotism that ensued after Prussia's victory, but it would ... unification was not down to his planning. Bismarck came to power with the explicit aim of expanding Prussia and he did this and when Germany could be unified through their expansion he seized the opportunity. The main reason for unificatio...

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... based on liberty of religion and commerce. c) House of Savoy returned to Sardinia. d) Saxony was able to retain part of her land. e) Number of German states was greatly reduced to 39. f) M. Walker, "Not one person in a thousand was materially affected by transactions among frontiers." How far did the Vienna Settlement ignore the force of liberalism? A) liberalism was not entirely ignored as ... ...

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... states, ranging from tiny city states to large and powerful kingdoms such as Prussia and Austria. Although under Napoleon the number of states was significantly reduced from over 390 to 39, most German people still felt it illogical and impractical to have a common people scattered and restricted in so many states. They longed for a sense of national identity and pride, and ... ...

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... it to the French press " to fuel the demand for war in France. Napoleon III was seeking glory at home, desperate to live up to Bonaparte's empire and the expansion of French power, he was desperate and was assured victory by his senior officers. French military strength was modern, with the exception of artillery, but suffered from a lack of discipline ... ...

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... felt as if they might be next on Napoleons list, which in fact they were correct (Gershoy 383). It can be seen at this time that Napoleon was huge on expansion, and the sky was the limits. War broke out between France and England in the year of 1803. In this battle Sweden, Austria , and Russia allied with England against France ... ...

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... , old-age insurance." (5) These programs were designed to draw workers away from socialist ideas. Bismarck's foreign policy began to change when, he realized that Europe would not tolerate further German expansion. Bismarck then began to establish Germany as a peacekeeper and preserver of the status-quo. In 1873 Bismarck negotiated the Three Emperor's League with Austria-Hungary and Russia. The league was ... ...

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... of Germany durring world war 1.The assassination of the Austrian archduke before the outbreak of World War 1.Bismarck was instrumental in the unification of Germany. It was his thirst for expansion and Prussian rule throughout Germany that drove him. It was during the unification of the southern states that nationalism played an essential role. With the help of Austria, Bismarck's first ... ...

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... it could go on without him. During the next 37 years, six tsars ruled Russia: three women, a boy of 12, an infant, and a mental weakling, as one contemporary observed. His expansion of economic resources as well as Russian territory remained in tact. The end of compulsory military service enabled Catherine II (1762-1796) to enact some of the most important reforms ... ...

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... the war and marked Britain as the world's leading country. The British victory in the French and Indian War had a great impact on the British Empire. Firstly, it meant a great expansion of British territorial claims in the New World. But the cost of the war had greatly enlarged Britain's debt. Moreover, the war generated substantial resentment towards the colonists among English ... ...

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... eventually lead to a general defensive coalition against (us as) an all to bothersome competitor . . ." In this document the intentions of the German Empire tend to sugest that they are pondering expansion as far as their power can take them. Some saw this as a prelude to global domination by the Germans in hopes that they can gain enough momentum to trample any ... ...

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... , limited woman and child labour and established maximum working hours. Particulars of this social security system included employee, employer and government contributions. Bismarck's revolutionary economic policy resulted in the rapid expansion of German commerce and industry along with the acquisition of overseas colonies. Despite Bismarck's successful war victories and popularity amongst the nation his reign began to crumble with the death ... ...

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