German Unification (Reading) Trashketball

What nation controlled the German provinces of Schleswig and Holstein?

• Germany

• Prussia

• Austria

• Denmark

Why were many German states reluctant to relinquish their independence to a Prussian state?

• The Prussian state was too democratic

• The Prussian state was too weak

• The Prussian state seemed very authoritarian

• All of the above

In what year did Germany attempt to last unify and was unsuccessful?

• 1830

• 1848

• 1866

• 1871

Who was the Prime Minister of Prussia?

• Otto von Wilhem

• Louis-Philippe

• Wilhelm I

• Otto von Bismarck

Prussia’s Blood and Iron policy was a policy of

• diplomacy

• industrial and economic strength

• military strength

• industrial and military strength

What does it mean if a state is authoritarian?

• The state encourages individual freedom

• The state expects obedience to authority and is against individual freedom

• The state encourages anarchy

• The state supports direct democracy

What did Bismarck believe would be the key to German unification?

• Peace

• Trade

• Economic Stability

• the Blood and Iron Policy

As a result of the Austro-Prussian War German unification was complete

• True

• False

Prussia, under the leadership of Bismarck, teamed up with their own enemy (Austria) to against Denmark

• True

• False

Who did Bismarck ally Prussia with in order to provoke Austria into war?

• France

• Italy

• Great Britain

• Germany