AP European History : Nationalism
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Example Question #162 : Political History
Who was the Prussian statesman considered most responsible for the unification of Germany?
Otto von Bismarck
Lech Walesa
Johann Gottfried Herder
Wilhelm II
Otto von Hapsburg
Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck, a Prussian nobleman, undertook the unification of the German states through a series of consolidating wars. He ruled Germany alongside Wilhelm I as Chancellor from 1871 to 1890. Wilhelm II ruled Germany from 1891-1902. Otto von Hapsburg was the Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary. Lech Walesa was the President of Poland and a prominent human rights advocate. Johann Gottfried Herder was an 18th century poet and philosopher.
Example Question #21 : Nationalism
All of the following are true about the unification of Germany (1871) except ___________.
it came about as a result of the Franco-Prussian War
it immediately weakened Prussian political and military strength
None of the answers are correct.
it was supported by the President of the United States
it strengthened the authority of Otto von Bismarck
it immediately weakened Prussian political and military strength
Before World War I, the Prussian influence was greatly felt in Germany, and Prussia was still regarded as a powerful political and military force. The United States supported the unification of Germany, which strengthened Otto von Bismarck's power and came about after the Franco-Prussian war.
Example Question #21 : Nationalism
From which nation did Prussia arise from in 1525?
The Teutonic Order
Brandenburg
Courland
The Livonian Confederation
The Teutonic Order
Prussia was created by a Grand Master of the Teutonic Order who was a member of the Hohenzollern family, the family that would go on to rule Prussia and Germany. He did this by declaring the crusade of the Teutonic order over and secularized the army and nation.
Example Question #172 : Political History
Prussia's rise to great power status in the 18th Century had most to do with which of the following?
Its massive size and extensive manpower reserves.
Its traditional role as the center of German political and cultural leadership.
Its outstanding naval tradition and consistent success at overseas trade.
Savvy political leadership by Prussian rulers and an effective land army.
Its vast mineral wealth and agricultural productivity.
Savvy political leadership by Prussian rulers and an effective land army.
Prussia's rise to power was due to the savvy and intelligent rule of its ruler from the Great Elector through Frederick I (the Great). It was also due its maintenance of a large and effective standing army which the aforementioned rulers had been careful to create. Prussia lacked good soil, extensive mineral wealth, great size or manpower, and had little to no naval tradition.
Example Question #22 : Nationalism
Which Italian aristocratic politician used the tools of realpolitik to unite Italy?
Camillo di Cavour
Guglielmo Pepe
Dante Alighieri
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Benito Mussolini
Camillo di Cavour
Garibaldi made headway in unifying the peninsula through military means, but allowed Cavour to complete the work he'd begun. Guglielmo Pepe was an Italian general who passed away before unification. Mussolini ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943, long after Italian unification. Dante was an Italian poet of the late Middle Ages.
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