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What was the dominant power in 1871?

World History Ch 22

Question	Answer
Policies aimed at the Catholic Church:	Kulturkampf
What was the dominant European power in 1871?	Germany
One factor that helped Germany industrialize was:	abundant coal and iron
Krupp, Thyssen and Zeiss were the names of:	German industrialists

Why was the German Empire not a democracy *?

Imperial Germany was NOT a democracy: Only the Reichstag was elected by the people. The Bundesrat, the second chamber of the legislative, had its delegates picked by the governments of the states who nearly all reported only to the local duke or king. The Reichsregierung (administration) reported to the Emperor alone.

Who said this there is only one master in the Reich and it is I?

William II said, “There is only one master in the Reich and it is I” He believed that his right to rule came from God.

What was the result when Cavour stopped Garibaldi from attacking Rome and first unite northern and southern Italy into one country?

What was the result when Cavour stopped Garibaldi from attacking Rome and first unite Northern and Southern Italy into one country? b. Rome was outside of the country of Italy and under the control of the Pope.

What did Otto von Bismarck do to unite Germany?

In the 1860s, Otto von Bismarck, then Minister President of Prussia, provoked three short, decisive wars against Denmark, Austria, and France, aligning the smaller German states behind Prussia in its defeat of France. In 1871 he unified Germany into a nation-state, forming the German Empire.

How did Otto von Bismarck rise to power?

The German victory in the Franco-Prussian War won over the southern German states, and in 1871 they agreed to join a German empire. Wilhelm I of Prussia became emperor. As ‘chancellor’ of the new Germany, Bismarck concentrated on building a powerful state with a unified national identity.

What political group did Bismarck target?

Bismarck, a staunch Protestant, never fully trusted the loyalty of the Roman Catholics within his newly created German Empire and became concerned by the Vatican Council’s proclamation of 1870 concerning papal infallibility.

Who made the biggest sacrifice for the Empire to gain national independence?

Otto von Bismarck
8. According to Otto von Bismarck, who made the biggest sacrifice for the empire to gain national independence?

What was Garibaldi profession?

Politician
Military OfficerSailor
Giuseppe Garibaldi/Professions

What happened to Otto von Bismarck’s son?

William I died in 1888 and was succeeded by his son Frederick III and then his grandson William II, both of whom Bismarck found difficult to control. In 1890 the new king forced Bismarck out.

What did Bismarck do to unify Germany?

Seeing the opportunity to unify Germany’s loose confederations against an outside enemy, Bismarck stirred political tensions between France and Prussia, famously editing a telegram from William I to make both countries feel insulted by the other. The French declared war, but the Prussians and their German allies won handily.

Why was Bismarck called the Iron Chancellor?

Bismarck’s diplomacy of Realpolitik and powerful rule at home gained him the nickname the “Iron Chancellor”. German unification and its rapid economic growth was the foundation to his foreign policy. He disliked colonialism but reluctantly built an overseas empire when it was demanded by both elite and mass opinion.

Why did Bismarck abandon the Kulturkampf in 1878?

Bismarck, a devout pietistic Protestant, was alarmed that secularists and socialists were using the Kulturkampf to attack all religion. He abandoned it in 1878 to preserve his remaining political capital since he now needed the Centre Party votes in his new battle against socialism.