Before Germany was created, there were little bits of "states", right? When they all came together, they became Germany. Anyone know what this process was called? (Or does anyone know about it that you can tell me a bit about it?)
2006-12-03 14:31:14 · 8 answers · asked by gogogo 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
As far as I've heard, it's just called the German Unification.
Here's some more info
Following Napoleon's fall, the Congress of Vienna convened in 1814 and founded the German Confederation, a loose league of 39 sovereign states. Disagreement with the restoration politics partly led to the lifestyle called Biedermeier and to intellectual liberal movements, which demanded unity and freedom during the Vormärz epoch, each followed by a measure of Metternich's repression of liberal agitation. The Zollverein, a tariff union, profoundly furthered economic unity in the German states. During this era, many Germans had been stirred by the ideals of the French revolution and nationalism became a more significant force, especially among young intellectuals. For the first time, the colours of black, red and gold were chosen to represent the movement, which later became the national colours.
In light of a series of revolutionary movements in Europe, which in France successfully established a republic, intellectuals and commoners started the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states. The monarchs initially yielded to the revolutionaries' liberal demands, however, the Prussian king Frederick William IV, who was offered the title of Emperor but with a loss of power, rejected the crown and a proposed constitution, leading to a temporary setback for the movement. In 1862, conflict between the Prussian King Wilhelm I and the increasingly liberal parliament erupted over military reforms. The king appointed Otto von Bismarck the new Prime Minister of Prussia. In 1864 Bismark successfully waged war on Denmark. Prussian victory in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 enabled him to create the North German Confederation and to divide Austria, formerly the leading state of Germany, from the more western and northern parts.
2006-12-03 14:34:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unification. Then in 1990 it was reuinification when East and West were united.
Germany is a parliamentary federal republic, made up of 16 states (Bundesländer), which in certain spheres act independently of the federation. Historically consisting of several sovereign states with their own history, distinct German tribe dialects, culture and religious beliefs, Germany was unified as a nation state amidst the Franco-Prussian War in 1871.
2006-12-03 22:34:52 · answer #2 · answered by braennvin2 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was called the Unification of Germany. Led by Prussia, in 1870.
2006-12-03 22:33:30 · answer #3 · answered by iansand 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The unification of Germany, 1870 under Prussian rule. See Otto von Bismark: "with blood and iron."
2006-12-03 23:29:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every European country started the same way, with little states that unified. This process for unification was diverse some violent some were just done deals.
2006-12-03 22:35:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably consolidation, a king or something got powerful enough to take over a neighboring state and then another and another, and pretty soon there was an emperor and a bigger country.
2006-12-03 22:34:07 · answer #6 · answered by tomhale138 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i thnk they were called bundeslanders or bunderslanders or bundrslaners something like that
2006-12-03 22:34:18 · answer #7 · answered by evilmonkeyboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wouldn't it be something like "unification" ?
2006-12-03 22:36:09 · answer #8 · answered by emma 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋