19th Century European History Overview for Students
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Question: What event in 1864 involved Prussia and Austria fighting Denmark, and what territories were gained?
Answer: The 1864 war with Denmark: Prussia and Austria defeated Denmark; Prussia gained Schleswig and Austria gained Holstein.
Question: How did the 1864 war with Denmark affect Bismarck and Prussia's standing among German states?
Answer: The quick victory gained Prussia—and especially Chancellor Bismarck—respect and support from other German states.
Question: What caused the 1866 conflict between Austria and Prussia, and how did Bismarck engineer Prussia's advantage?
Answer: A dispute over control/exchange of Schleswig and Holstein caused the 1866 conflict; Bismarck orchestrated the war and secured an alliance with Italy,
Question: What was the outcome of the Seven Weeks' War (1866) between Prussia and Austria?
Answer: Prussia won quickly; Austria did not lose territory to Prussia but had to leave the German political sphere to Prussian dominance.
Question: What political entity did Prussia form in 1867, and which states did it include?
Answer: In 1867 Prussia formed the North German Confederation, unifying twenty-two northern German states with a population of about thirty million; Prussia d
Question: Who controlled the army and foreign policy of the North German Confederation?
Answer: The Cabinet and its Chancellor controlled the army and foreign policy of the North German Confederation.
Question: Why did the southern German states initially not join the North German Confederation?
Answer: The southern German states did not join partly because they were largely Catholic while the northern states were Protestant; they instead signed treat
Question: What event in 1870-1871 completed German unification, and how was the war provoked?
Answer: The Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871) completed German unification; Bismarck provoked the conflict, leading France to declare war on Prussia in July 187
Question: Why did the southern German states join the war against France in 1870?
Answer: Because France declared war on Prussia (a defensive war for the North German Confederation), the southern German states joined in defense of the Confe
Question: What was the decisive French defeat during the Franco-Prussian War?
Answer: The decisive defeat was the French Army's loss at the Battle of Sedan.