WORLD HISTORY CHAPTER 7 SECTION 1

What was one result of the Franco-Prussian War?

• Bismarck lost his influence in Germany.

• France became the leading power in Europe.

• German states united under William I.

• Prussia won Schleswig and Holstein.

Who was known for a policy of "blood and iron?"

• Napoleon III

• Reich

• Otto von Bismarck

• Kaiser

The new unified Germany was known as the Second Reich because.....

• it was the second empire formed by William I.

• it was considered heir to the Holy Roman Empire.

• Bismarck set up a two-house legislature.

• it was second only to Napoleon's empire.

Which decision of Bismarck's helped bring the Germans closer to unification?

• the sharing of secrets with Hohenzollerns

• the focus on strengthening the various political parties of individual states

• the building of a strong military

• frequent conferences with the kaiser

Because Bismarck had __________ the "Ems dispatch," it appeared that William I had insulted the French ambassador.

• edited

• Realpolitiked

• Reiched

• annexed

In January 1871, German nationalists celebrated the birth of the Second.....

• chancellor.

• Realpolitik

• Kaiser

• Reich

What difficulty was posed in uniting the German Lands after Napoleon's defeat?

• The Germans wanted Napoleon to be their emperor.

• The government of each state must be dismantled.

• The Church could not agree on where to draw the borders.

• The Prussians refused to be part of Germany.

. Bismarck conjured what memory of the French in order to stir German nationalism?

• Napoleon's invasions

• the storming of the Bastille

• the Middle Ages

• the domination of the Catholic Church

After the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, the North German Confederation persuaded William I of Prussia to take the title oF.....

• Otto von Bismarck.

• Reich.

• chancellor.

• Kaiser.

Bismarck success was due in part because he was a master of __________, or realistic policies based on the needs of the state.

• Reich

• Realpolitik

• the Zollverein

• annexation