G&H: Unit 1

Who was Frederick the Great and what did he do for Germany?

• King of Prussia, and he established a tradition of the military tradition controlling the state.

• King of Great Britain, and he helped increase German industrialization through trade.

• He would lead the Congress of Vienna and restore crowns to their rightful rulers after the chaos of the early 1800s.

• He was the last Holy Roman Emperor and dissolved the Holy Roman Empire and created the first German Confederation.

Which of these best describes the idea of the volksgemeinschaft? 

• Its an idea that communities of people share a common culture

• It is the concept that culture did not exist and states should ignore it when they are developing themselves.

• It is an idea focused on the creation of state centered around their own culture.

• It was a belief that the creation of mine shafts were the only way that a country could advance itself.

Which of these best describes the idea of the kulturstaat? 

• Its an idea that communities of people share a common culture

• It is the concept that culture did not exist and states should ignore it when they are developing themselves.

• It is an idea focused on the creation of state centered around their own culture.

• It was a belief that the creation of mine shafts were the only way that a country could advance itself.

Which of these was an accomplishment of Bismarck while he was in power?

• The unification of Germany and expansion of Prussian military power.

• He let France take over large chunks of the Southern German States.

• Bismarck stripped Prussia of its military making it vulnerable to external threats.

• Bismarck dismantled the monarchy in favor of a more liberal democratic government.

In 1862 Bismarck went in front of the Prussian National Assembly and gave a speech where he set up an agenda for Prussia to lead unification. In his speech he said:

"Prussia has to coalesce and concentrate its power for the opportune moment, which has  already been missed several times; Prussia’s borders according to the Vienna Treaties [of 1814-15] are  not favorable for a healthy, vital state; it is not by speeches and majority resolutions that the great  questions of the time are decided–that was the mistake of 1848 and 1849–but by iron and blood."

What did he mean when he said this? 

• The only way unification can happen is if the Prussians go to war instead of focusing on talk and diplomacy.

• Talking with other German states is the best way to push for unification.

• Prussia can only increase its borders through treaties.

• Prussia can only expand through medical advances and exports of iron.

Austria and Prussia go to war in the 1860s in a 7 week long venture called the 7 Weeks War. Which of these was NOT an out come of this conflict?

• The North German Confederation would be established.

• A national government would be formed consisting of a two house legislative branch (Bundesrat & Reichstag) that would be dominated by Prussia.

• Prussia would gain influence and land over Austria making it the most influence Germanic state.

• Prussia would lose to Austria and unification under Prussia would begin to crumble.

Which of these helped Germany industrialize?

• Access to new sources of raw materials such as iron ore from Lorraine.

• The expansion of the rail industry.

• The creation of new companies such as I.G. Farben and Bayer.

• All of these

Which of these descriptions best fits imperialism?

• The domination of a smaller/ weaker region by another more powerful country/ region.

• A way to describe trade relations between industrialized societies.

• The creation of new countries based on the wants or needs of the local people.

• The dismantling of empires that had been dominating the world for centuries.

What was the focus of Wilhemine German Policy?

• Growth, Power, Respect

• Trade, Tolerance, Growth

• Power, Religion, Imperialism

• Military, Conservatism, Welfare

How did figures like Arthur de Gobineau and Houston Stewart Chamberlain help spread and increase Anti-Semitic attitudes during the time we call "The Culture of Despair?"

• They wrote books describing some people as harmful to societies and promoting concepts of Aryan Races.

• They helped create and pass laws that banned the public worship of certain beliefs.

• They created political parties who would create the foundations of right wing extremist organizations that would influence the Nazis.

• They did none of these things.