1. Building a German Nation
Section 22-1 pp
Quote sets the tone for Bismarck’s policies
Determined to build a strong, unified German state with Prussia as it leader
“The great questions of the day will not be settled by speeches or majority decisions…but by blood and iron.”
Otto von Bismarck

2. Preview Questions
What factors helped Prussia rise to power in the German Confederation?
What were the causes and effects of the Franco-Prussian War?

3. Steps Toward Unity Impact of Napoleon Prussian Leadership
German states demand unity
Congress of Vienna creates German Confederation
Prussian Leadership
Zollverein: Made trade easier between states
King rejected German crowm

4. Bismarck and German Unity
Otto von Bismarck
Appointed chancellor by king
Master of realpolitik
Wants power for Prussia
Builds army to pursue aggressive foreign policy

5. The Rise of Prussia Bismarck’s Wars 1864: Won land from Denmark
1866: Prussia defeated Austria
1870: Franco-Prussian War

6. Franco - Prussian War Causes
Tension and rivalry between France and Prussia
The Ems Dispatch encouraged France to declare war
Bismarck evokes memories of Napoleon I’s invasion to spur nationalism

7. Franco - Prussian War Effects End of France’s Second Empire
Increased German nationalism
German states united under Prussian rule
Kaiser Wilhelm I and Bismarck took power
German power in Europe increased

8. Franco-Prussian War Problems Ahead Regional differences
German princes reluctant to give up power
Dominance of Prussia within Germany
Balance of Power in Europe