Unification Of Germany

picture info	Unification Of Germany The unification of Germany Germany into a politically and administratively integrated nation state officially occurred on 18 January 1871, in the Hall of Mirrors Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles Palace of Versailles in France. Princes of the German states, excluding Austria, gathered there to proclaim William I of Prussia Prussia as German Emperor after the French capitulation in the Franco-Prussian War. Unofficially, the de facto transition of most of the German-speaking populations into a federated organization of states had been developing for some time through alliances formal and informal between princely rulers, but in fits and starts [...More...]
picture info	Frankfurt Constitution The Frankfurt Constitution Constitution (German: Frankfurter Reichsverfassung, FRV) or Constitution Constitution of St. Paul's Church (Paulskirchenverfassung), officially named the Constitution Constitution of the German Empire German Empire (Verfassung des Deutschen Reiches) of 28 March 1849, was an unsuccessful attempt to create a unified German nation state in the successor states of the Holy Roman Empire Holy Roman Empire organised in the German Confederation. Adopted and proclaimed by the Frankfurt Parliament Frankfurt Parliament after the Revolutions of 1848, the constitution contained a charter of fundamental rights and a democratic government in the form of a constitutional monarchy [...More...]
picture info	Charlemagne Charlemagne Charlemagne (/ˈʃɑːrləmeɪn/) or Charles Charles the Great[a] (2 April 742[1][b] – 28 January 814), numbered Charles Charles I, was King of the Franks Franks from 768, King of the Lombards Lombards from 774 and Holy Roman Emperor from 800. He united much of western and central Europe during the early Middle Ages. He was the first recognised emperor to rule from western Europe since the fall of the Western Roman Empire Roman Empire three centuries earlier.[2] The expanded Frankish state that Charlemagne founded is called the Carolingian Carolingian Empire [...More...]
picture info	Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire Roman Empire (Latin: Sacrum Imperium Romanum; German: Heiliges Römisches Reich), also known as Holy Roman Empire Roman Empire of th [...More...]
picture info	Francia Francia, also called the Kingdom of the Franks Franks (Latin: Regnum Francorum), or Frankish Empire Empire was the largest post-Roman Barbarian kingdom in Western Europe. It was ruled by the Franks Franks during Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. The core Frankish territories inside the Roman empire Roman empire were close to the Rhine Rhine and Maas rivers in the north. After a period where small kingdoms inter-acted with the remaining Gallo-Roman institutions to their south, a single kingdom uniting them was founded by Clovis I Clovis I who was crowned King of the Franks Franks in 496 [...More...]
picture info	Migration Period The Migration Period Migration Period was a time of widespread migrations of peoples, notably the Germanic tribes Germanic tribes and the Huns, within or into Europe Europe in the middle of the first millennium AD [...More...]
picture info	War Of The Sixth Coalition Coalition victory, Treaty of Fontainebleau, First Treaty of ParisBourbon Restoration; Napoleon's exile to Elba Various territorial changes Beginning of the Congress of Vienna Hostilities resume with the return of Napoleon Napoleon to power in 1815BelligerentsOriginal coalition Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire Austrian Empire United Kingdom Kingdom of Sweden Kingdom of Portugal Spanish Empire Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of SardiniaAfter Battle of Leipzig Bavaria Württemberg Baden United Netherlands French Empire [...More...]
picture info	Nationalism Nationalism Nationalism is a political, social, and economic system characterized by promoting the interests of a particular nation particularly with the aim of gaining and maintaining self-governance, or full sovereignty, over the group's homeland. The political ideology therefore holds that a nation should govern itself, free from unwanted outside interference, and is linked to the concept of self-determination. Nationalism Nationalism is further oriented towards developing and maintaining a national identity based on shared characteristics such as culture, language, race, religion, political goals or a belief in a common ancestry.[1][2] Nationalism Nationalism therefore seeks to preserve the nation's culture. It often also involves a sense of pride in the nation's achievements, and is closely linked to the concept of patriotism [...More...]
picture info	Polities A polity is any kind of political entity. It is a group of people who are collectively united by a self-reflected cohesive force such as identity, who have a capacity to mobilize resources, and are organized by some form of institutionalized hierarchy.[1]Frontispiece of LeviathanContents1 Overview 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksOverview[edit] A polity can be manifested in many different forms, such as a state, an empire, an international organization, a political organisation and other identifiable, resource-manipulating organisational structures. A polity, like a state, does not need to be a sovereign unit [...More...]
picture info	Power In International Relations Power in international relations is defined in several different ways. Modern discourse generally speaks in terms of state power, indicating both economic and military power. Those states that have significant amounts of power within the international system are referred to as small powers, middle powers, regional powers, great powers, superpowers, or hegemons, although there is no commonly accepted standard for what defines a powerful state. NATO NATO Quint,the G7, the BRICS BRICS nations and the G20 G20 are seen by academics as forms of governments that exercise varying degrees of influence within the international system. Entities other than states can also be relevant in power acquisition in international relations [...More...]
picture info	Congress Of Vienna The Congress of Vienna Vienna (German: Wiener Kongress) was a meeting of ambassadors of European states chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens von Metternich, and held in Vienna Vienna from November 1814 to June 1815, though the delegates had arrived and were already negotiating by late September 1814. The objective of the Congress was to provide a long-term peace plan for Europe by settling critical issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. The goal was not simply to restore old boundaries but to resize the main powers so they could balance each other and remain at peace. The leaders were conservatives with little use for republicanism or revolution, both of which threatened to upset the status quo in Europe [...More...]
picture info	Dynastic A dynasty (UK: /ˈdɪnəsti/, US: /ˈdaɪnəsti/) is a sequence of rulers from the same family,[1] usually in the context of a feudal or monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in elective republics. The dynastic family or lineage may be known as a "house",[2] which may be styled as "royal", "princely", "ducal", "comital", etc., depending upon the chief or present title borne by its members. Historians periodize the histories of many sovereign states, such as Ancient Egypt, the Carolingian Empire Carolingian Empire and Imperial China, using a framework of successive dynasties. As such, the term "dynasty" may be used to delimit the era during which the family reigned and to describe events, trends, and artifacts of that period ("a Ming-dynasty vase") [...More...]
	European Liberalism In general, liberalism in Europe is a political movement that supports a broad tradition of individual liberties and constitutionally-limited and democratically accountable government. This usually encompasses the belief that government should act to alleviate poverty and other social problems, but not through radical changes to the structure of society. Supporters of classical liberalism are mainly found in centrist movements and parties; however, supporters of other versions of liberalism are found in political parties across the left and right spectrum. European liberals in the centre-right generally favor limited government intervention in economy [...More...]
picture info	French Revolutionary Wars Holy Roman Empire Austria[note 1] Prussia Prussia (1792–95)[note 2] Great Britain [...More...]
picture info	War Of The Third Coalition French victory Treaty of PressburgConsolidation of the French Empire Creation of the Confederation of the Rhine Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire Formation of the Fourth Coalition a few months laterBelligerentsThird Coalition: Holy Roman Empire Russian Empire United Kingdom Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Sicily Sweden French Empire French allies: Spain Electorate of Bavaria Napoleonic Italy Batavian Republic Württemberg EtruriaCommanders and leaders Francis II Karl Mack Karl Mack von Leiberich Archduke Charles Alexander I Mikhail K [...More...]
picture info	Spheres Of Influence In the field of international relations, a zone of influence (SOI) is a spatial region or concept division over which a state or organization has a level of cultural, economic, military, or political exclusivity, accommodating to the interests of powers outside the borders of the state that controls it. While there may be a formal alliance or other treaty obligations between the influenced and influence, such formal arrangements are not necessary and the influence can often be more of an example of soft power. Similarly, a formal alliance does not necessarily mean that one country lies within another's sphere of influence. High levels of exclusivity have historically been associated with higher levels of conflict. In more extreme cases, a country within the "sphere of influence" of another may become a subsidiary of that state and serve in effect as a satellite state or de facto colony [...More...]