POL218Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: German Empire, Enlightened Absolutism, East Germany
23 Mar 2017
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Lecture 6 germany october 19, 2016. From prussia to second reich: frederick william i & frederick the great (1700s, prussia and brandenburg do well because of this system (system of taxation and bureaucracy which allows for effective war waging). Impact of napoleon in 19th century: napoleon overruns most of central europe, germany, much of austrial. Allows for unification of modern germany under prussia: failure of liberal revolutions of 1848, bismarck forges union in 1867 and 1871, draft a formal constitution (which eventually leads to weimer. Increasing militarism leads germany into world war i defeat in 1918. The state and industrial revolution: success in britain leads to liberalization, prussia & germany, germany essentially plays industrial catch up with britain throughout the. In 1919 france and britain made germany sign treaty of versailles to make them accept the full responsibility of the war. Integration into european common market, 1956: actual plan to create the common market is known as the.
