4.3 Vocabulary German Unification

1. Annex

• the highest official of a monarch
• to take control of, usually referring to land
• to leave alone without interfering

2. Realpolitik

• to take control of, usually referring to land
• realistic politics based on the needs of the state
• Unrealistic politics based off of the needs of the leaders of a state

3. chancellor

• monarch
• the highest official of a monarch
• lawmaking official in the lower house of a government

4.Otto von Bismarck

• Leader from Prussia who succeeded in unifying German-speaking states under Prussian rule as Germany
• Leader of Austria who succeeded in unifying Austria into a German state
• The king of Prussia who unified Prussia into Germany

5. Kaiser

• King
• Emperor
• Prime minister

6. Reich

• State
• German emperor
• The German empire

7. Kulturkampf

• "Battle for Civilization" or the "Culture Struggle"
• "Culture acceptance"
• Change of a culture to be more tolerant of other cultures

8. William II

• the kaiser of Germany beginning in 1888, who asked Bismarck to resign
• The Kaiser of Austria who, in 1888, started a war in Germany
• The Kaiser of Bavaria who founded BMW

9. Social Welfare

• programs to help certain groups of people in a society
• programs to force people to work harder for a living
• programs to improve military control over a nation