WORLD HISTORY

NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

UNIFICATION OF ITALY AND GERMANY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was Prussia known for?
A
running away from trouble
B
militarism
C
using speeches to make things happen
D
none of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Prussia was always seen as the embodiment of military prowess and power. It was, in many ways, a state that was built by an army. Its sense of militarism spread dramatically to its soldiers and civilians, affecting their societies, politics, and culture.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prussia was started as a military order, so it sort of make sense they stayed more militaristic than the rest of Europe over time; they valued the military. Without being a subject matter expert, institutions and cultures can have prevailing power; in this case, lasting hundreds of years.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prussia was subsequently the driving force behind establishing in 1866 the North German Confederation, transformed in 1871 into the unified German Empire and considered the earliest continual legal predecessor of today’s Federal Republic of Germany.

Detailed explanation-4: -Prussia, known in German as Preußen, was a German state located on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire when it united the German states in 1871.

Detailed explanation-5: -Because the occupying French prohibited the Prussians from forming divisions, the Prussian Army was divided into six brigades, each consisting of seven to eight infantry battalions and twelve squadrons of cavalry. The combined brigades were supplemented with three brigades of artillery.

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