Question

Briefly trace the process of German unification. Explain the nation-building process of Germany after 1848.

Answer 1

Hint:
The nationalist feeling was so well-built among the middle class German in 1800. They wanted one nation out of several German states but the monarch rule wanted to suppress this unity.

Complete solution:
The power of nationalism arose to promote the welfare of people and achieve domination over Europe. The middle-class people tried their best to unite the people of different religions and raise their issues but they were always suppressed by the large landowners.
The process of unification succeeded when Prussia defeated Austria, Denmark, and France in a war. This war of seven years ended up with the victory of Prussia. Later the Prussian king William I became the emperor. The efforts were made towards the modernization of the currency, banking, and judicial systems of Germany. After the war, the Prussian became the leader of the movement of the unification of German. The architect of this process of Otto von Bismark. He also served as the first chancellor of Germany.

Additional Information – Otto von Bismark was born on 1st April 1815 in Germany. Some of the famous books written by include The memoirs, Gedanken und Erinnerungen, and Bismark. He is known as the mastermind of the unification of Germany. “One at bad Kissingen “ was the first monument that was built to honour Otto von Bismark.


Note:
The title “Duke of Lauenburg” was given to Otto van Bismark in 1890. An anticatholic culture struggle was launched by Bismark in Prussia in 1871. The aim of the struggle was to stop the control of the pope over Bishop.