HIS103Y1 : Crimean war summary
Document Summary
His103y reading summary for napoleon i i i and the wars of national unification. Main events: bismarck reorder of prussia, war against danes, war against austria, war against france. Prussia played no direct part in the crimean conflict but certainly profited from the collapse of the post. Prussia seek to reverse her submission to the austrians at olmutz and pushed for. Prussia at that time was rich and powerful, with a strong economy. 1860s which introduced modern technology to armaments production made prussia s military power an efficient instrument of state policy. Bismarck did not have to fear the financial strains of war which was the stalling point of many previous conflicts. Bismarck was not only faced with oppositions from within his own state (middle-class liberals), he also had to contend with the confederation austria wand other german princes who were strongly opposed to. In 1864, bismarck desire of a non- german enemy came at the expense of denmark.
