1. DRAW A LINE SEPARATING TODAY &
YESTERDAY
1) Write: Date: 10/26/10, Topic: Prussia
(Germany)
2) Next line, write “Opener #35” and then:
1) Write 1 high+1 low in last 24 hours
2) Rate your understanding of
yesterday: lost<1-5>too easy (3 is perfect)
3) Respond to the Opener by writing
at least 1 sentences about:
Your opinions/thoughts OR/AND
Questions sparked by the clip OR/AND

2. Agenda
1) Problems in the Balkans
2) Rise of Prussia (Germany)
What you will be able to do:
1) Understand why the Balkans is the
powder keg of Europe AND how Germany
was created.
Reminder
1) Find & complete your 4 news pods

3. 1600-1750:
Enlightenment
1750-1800:
Political Rev.
1800-1900:
Nationalism
Imperialism
1600-1750:
Agric. Rev.
1750-1900:
Ind. Rev. 1
(Factories)
1900-X:
Ind. Rev.
2
(Corporati
ons)
Timeline up to now:

4. Review
1) Napoleon Conquers Europe: Being
under French control awakens
nationalism.
2) Congress of Vienna (1814-1815):
Meeting of all the nation’s leaders
(incld. French rep). 2 Goal: 1)
Restore old monarchal system to
pre-revolution 2) Surround France
with strong but balanced nations
(merged 300 nations into 38)
Metternich: Austria’s foreign minister
led the Cong. of Vienna, organized
monarchs to help each if ever a
revolution breaks out (Holy Alliance)

7. Review
1) Nationalism: Pride in your own people, culture,
history, language. Grows during 1800s, helped by:
Political Revolutions: Self Determination + Rights
Indus Revolutions: Mass transport + communication

8. 2) 1830 French and Flemish Revolt: People take over
Paris, king flees. Flemish (Belgium) inspired by
France successfully rebels against Netherlands
(Holy Alliance allows as long as Belgium stays
neutral in future).
3) 1830 Poland Revolt: Also inspired by France,
Polish revolt against Russia, Russia crushes revolt

9. 4) France 1848 Revolt: Poor revolt (socialism
spreading), king flees. 2nd
Republic born,
bourgeoisie use violence to control the poor,
but do reinstate male suffrage.
5) French 1848 Presidential Election: French vote
for Napoleon’s nephew, Napoleon III (rule until
1870) to be new president and then vote for
him to be dictator.
“When France sneezes, Europe catches a cold.”
- Metternich

10. 6) 1848 Revolts Spread: Europe engulfed in revolt:
a) Inspired by French
b) Wave of nationalism
c) Rise of socialism (Com. Manifesto written this yr)
d) Poor harvest (Irish start mig. to US this year)
All fail, but mass attempt is a sign of enligh change!
All fail except

11. Notes #35a, Title: “Balkans Notes”
1) Austrian Empire:
Hapsburg monarchy,
mostly Germanic ppl, but
multiethnic pop each
wanted to indep from the
setup from Cong of Vienna
Austrian Dual Monarchy:
Gives Hungary indep, co-
equal status,
but others aren’t happy.
2) Ottoman(Turkish) Empire:
Muslim empire (control
Balkans), nationalists
revolts + slow industrializ.

12. 3) Balkans: Diverse area between
Austria, Russia, and Ottomans:
mixed Christian, Muslim.
Controlled by the Ottomans, but
Serbia breaks free, Holy Alliance
take control: 1 Greece, 2 Bosnia
4) Europeans Slice the Balkans
(1828–1908):
a) Serbia: Win their independence
b) Bosnia: Austria takes, angers
Serbs who wanted Bosnia
c) Northern Balkan: Russia
informally controls.
This swap of leaders will later be
a cause of WWI (1914).

13. STEPS
1) What are the
words (esp small
captions)
2) Any small things
that are clues
3) What’s basically
going on in the img
4) Look for the use
of comedy,
symbolism, feeling,
exaggeration, etc.
Journ #35a, Title “Balkan Cartoon”
1) Read and explain what is going on in this image.

18. Notes #35b, Title: “Germany Notes”
1) German Ppl: Not unified, some in Prussia,
Austria, and others in small nations between
2) Prussia: More homogenously Germanic, Kaiser
(king) Wilhelm led well run gov + industrialized
In 1848, rebelling Germans offered their land
to Prussia to create Germany, Wilhelm I
rejects it, fearing the rebels wanted
democracy. Wilhelm I later take land tru conquest
3) Otto von Bismarck (1862-1890): Prussia’s
Prime Minister, dedicated to King Wilhelm
Realpoltik: Ends justify the means in
expanding state (Wilhelm I’s) power
Strong Military: Utilize industrialization
Disregard Democracy: Strong nation is what matters

19. Notes #35b, Title: “Germany Notes”
1) German Ppl: Not unified, some in Prussia,
Austria, and others in small nations between

20. Notes #35b, Title: “Germany Notes”
2) Prussia: More homogenously Germanic, Kaiser
(King) Wilhelm led well run gov + industrialized
In 1848, rebelling Germans offered their land
to Prussia to create Germany, Wilhelm I
rejects it, fearing the rebels wanted
democracy. Wilhelm I later take land tru conquest

21. 3) Otto von Bismarck (1862-
1890): Prussia’s
Prime Minister, dedicated to
King Wilhelm I
Realpoltik: Ends justify the
means in expanding state
(Wilhelm I’s) power
Strong Military: Utilize
industrialization
Disregard Democracy: Strong
nation is what matters

22. “The position of Prussia
in Germany will not
be determined by its
liberalism but by its
power ...
Not through
speeches and
majority decisions
will the great
questions of the day
be decided - that was
the great mistake of
1848 and 1849 - but
by iron and blood.”
-Bismarck

23. Poem by Ernst Moritz Arndt
Where is the German's fatherland?
Bavarian land? or Stygian land?
Where sturdy peasants plough the plain?
Where mountain-sons bright metal gain?
Ah, no, no, no!
His fatherland's not bounded so!
Where is the German's fatherland?
Then name, then name the mighty land!
The Austrian land in fight renowned?
The Kaiser's land with honors crowned?
Ah, no, no, no!
His fatherland 's not bounded so!
This is the land, the one true land,
O God, to aid be thou at hand!

24. Journ #35b, “Nationalist Feeling”
1) Pretend you are a Prussian
nationalist high school student and
write a brief diary entry about your
desires for a unified Germany.
You are less
concerned if it’s
a democracy,
you just want
unification.
Mr. Chiang will
RANDOMLY read
a few out loud.

25. Notes #35c, Title: “Germany Notes”
4) Austro-Prussian War (1866): Prussia beats Austria
a) Bismarck allies w. Austria to attacks Denmark, splits
Denmark,
b) Bismark allies w. France, attacks Austria. Takes land
from Austria.
5) Franco Prussian War (1870): Prussia beats France
Napoleon III 1st
hoped war divert ppl from local problems
a) Bismarck puts Germanic king in Spain to anger France.
b) France ask King Wilhelm to ask his nephew to step
down in Spain in a telegram
c) Bismarck edits telegram to make it look like King William
insulted the French
d) France declares war, Napoleon III captured
e) France creates 3rd
Republic, loses war and land
6) UK Isolationism: UK stays out of Europe’s

26. Unedited Version of Telegram
Naturally I told him that I had not
yet received any news and since
he had been better informed via
Paris and Madrid than I was, he
must surely see that my
government was not concerned
in the matter.

27. Edited Version of Telegram
His Majesty the King thereupon
refused to receive the
Ambassador again and had the
latter informed by the adjutant of
the day that His Majesty had no
further communication to make
to the Ambassador.

28. 7) Second Reich (1871, 2nd
Holy Empire, 1st
the
Roman Empire): Remaining German nation
ask Prussia’s King Wilhelm II (grandson) to take
title of Kaiser (emperor). 1890, Kaiser ask
Bismarck resign.
8) Germany Supremacy: 1862-1914, #1 Europe
Power.
a) Gov Aided Research: Speeds up priority areas
b) Public Education: Obedient, factory workforce
developers of more science
c) Military Technology: More powerful
d) Mass Transit: Faster factories, faster military
e) Social Programs: Helps the poor, to slow
socialism (UK copied Germany anti-socialism)

29. Homework:
1) Pick and listen to your 4 news
podcast by next Monday.