USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

NAPOLEONIC WARS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which of the following is NOT a country the Prussia, led by Otto von Bismark, had to defeat in its quest for a unified Germany?

A	Austria
B	France
C	Denmark
D	Russia

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Bismarck used both diplomacy and the Prussian military to achieve unification, excluding Austria from a unified Germany.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the 1860s, Otto von Bismarck, then Minister President of Prussia, provoked three short, decisive wars against Denmark, Austria, and France, aligning the smaller German states behind Prussia in its defeat of France. In 1871 he unified Germany into a nation-state, forming the German Empire.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bismarck, Otto von remains one of the most significant political figures of modern Germany. This stature derives from his contribution to the creation and shaping of the modern German state as Prussian minister president and imperial chancellor from 1862 to 1890.

Detailed explanation-4: -Its Chief Minister Otto von Bismarck was the architect of the process with support from Prussian army and Prussian bureaucracy. The unification process was completed after Prussia won wars with Austria, Denmark, and France over seven years time.

Detailed explanation-5: -Three wars over seven years – with Austria, Denmark and France – ended in Prussian victory and completed the process of unification.

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