With Austria no longer involved in German matters, Prussia could turn to the French, the second empire lacked legitimacy - Napoleon III knew glory would establish his power. ... He produced a diplomatic crisis over the succession to the Spanish throne, Napoleon III would never allow this but Bismarck, the quick man he was, spotted an opportunity to ensure the French declare war; altered a telegram and released it to the French press " to fuel the demand for war in France. Napoleon III was seeking glory at home, desperate to live up to Bonaparte's empire and the expansion of French p...

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Otto von Bismarck remains one of the most significant political figures of modern Germany. He is often referred to as the founder of the German Empire and today his legacy still remains embedded in the German Nation. This paper will briefly encompass his political career and achievements while del...

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SUBJECT: Recruitment for expansion in Germany I. INTRODUCTION: In preparing for the upcoming staff development/training sessions to recruit successful candidates for the new operation in Germany, I have focused on Germany's social structure. This report will discuss some highlights from...

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• Has Bibliography
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The early 1300s saw a scientific and technological revolution that changed forever not only the Medieval view of time, but the artistic representation of it. The invention of the escapement mechanism, a bit of machinery that allowed more accurate clocks to be built, caused a profusion of publicly av...

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The balance of power is the idea that the national security of a nation is expanded through military conquest and it's distributed so that one state won't be able to dominate all others. That if one nation gains that power to dominate other nations, it will use that power to attack weaker nations an...

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The tension and interdependence of the concepts of the empire and nation state in 19th century Europe was founded on the basis of the power struggle and division of ideas, being both nationalistic and imperial, over what Europe represents and what it should aspire to become. Differences in ideology ...

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During the tenure of Karl III, who governed from the year of 885 to 887, there was a brief reconsolidation; but after his death in 887 the final and ultimate segregation of the Reich was taken place. ...

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Bismarck's Domestic Policy 1871-1890. Along with getting an IB Paper 3 question about Biz's foreign policy, you might also (instead?) encounter a question about the domestic policy that Biz pursued as Chancellor of the German Empire from 1871-1890. So let's deal with that now. OK? ...

• Word Count: 10254
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate