The Positive and Negative Effects of German Unification

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  • The Zollverein

    The Zollverein
    Picture Source
    The Zoverein created an opportunity for better political unity and imporved the economy and the relations between the german states, therefore, stregthening nationalism.

  • The Danish War

    THE DANISH-GERMAN WAR OF 1864 AND BRITISH POLITICS (Secondary Source)
    The danish war was a positve effect of unification for Prussia and the german states because they gained the state of Schleiswig

  • The Seven Weeks War

    Primary Source
    Prussia defeated Austria in the seven weeks war by using a series of modern technology. After the treaty of Prague, Prussia gained the land of Holstein from Austria. This was a positive effect because they gained a significant amount of land.

  • Treaty of Prague

    <a href='http://worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar503320&st=treaty+of+prague' (secondary source)
    The treaty of prague was a positive effect because it ended the seven weeks war and it excluded Austria from German's affairs.

  • The Social Democratic Party Formed

    The Social Democratic Party Formed
    The formation of the Social Democratic party was a negative effect becaus it led to Bismarck to enforce repression that resulted in many strict reforms.

  • Bismarck changed the ems Telegram

    http://worldbookonline.com/advanced/document?id=dc103450&st=the+ems+telegram (Primary Source)
    The ems Telegram caused a positive effect to happen in Germany. Because it started the Franco-Prussian and Prussia won it strengthened the nationalism in the german states.

  • The Franco Prussian War

    <a href='http:/www.oocities.org/fpwar1870/history.htm' >Secondary Source
    In the Franco- Prussian War, the Prussians gained 5 billion francs as an indemnity and they showed the rest of Europe how much power they had which created a basis for the German Empire.

  • Formation of the German Empire

    Formation of the German Empire
    The German Empire(Picture Source)
    This was a positive effect for the german's because it caused them to be able to spread their culture and become more powerful.

  • Bismarck's Antisocialist Campaign

    http://worldbookonline.com/advanced/document?id=dc103793&st=otto+von+bismarck (primary Source) Bismarck's anti-socialist campaign was a negative effect of german unification because Bismarck stared to repress the social democratic party severely.

  • Resignation of Bismarck

    http://worldbookonline.com/advanced/document?id=dc103800&st=bismarcks+resignation(Primary Source)
    Bismarck's resignation was a postive event for germany, it stopped bismarck from repressing the people and it also allowed for William II to strengthen Germany's military.