In this video, we discuss how modern-era Germany was founded, starting from the Middle Ages, through the Renaissance, until Germany was unified into one country in 1871.
the most important points:
The status of medieval Germany as a part of the Holy Roman Empire.
The Margraviate of Brandenburg and the rise of the Hohenzollern House.
Annexation of the Duchy of Prussia under the Hohenzollern.
The Thirty Years' War and its Impact on Prussia-Brandenburg.
Establishment of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701.
The French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte's wars in Europe.
The Battle of Austerlitz in 1805, the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire.
Formation of the Confederation of the Rhine 1806-1813.
The fall of the Confederation of the Rhine and the formation of the German Confederation in 1815.
Erfurt Union failure.
Olmutz treaty (Humiliation of Olmitz) 1850.
The status of Prussia after the Treaty of Olmutz.
Prince Wilhelm I and his history.
Otto von Bismarck: his appearance, ideas and a brief history of his personality.
The transfer of the powers of King Friedrich Wilhelm to his heir, Prince Wilhelm I.
Helmut von Moltke as a commander of the Prussian army.
King Friedrich Wilhelm IV dies, and King Wilhelm I takes over the throne of Prussia.
Otto von Bismarck became Prussia's prime minister and foreign minister.
The clash between Bismarck and Parliament, and the (Blood and Fire) sermon.
The political situation in Europe before unification, and the position of Russia, France and Austria.
Bismarck's opinion on German unity and his position on the Polish revolution against Russia.
The Austro-Prussian War of 1866, the Battle of Sadowa, and the Peace of Prague.
The dissolution of the (German Confederation) and the formation of the (North German Confederation)
The Prussian-French conflict over the inheritance of the Spanish throne, and Bismarck's leak of the Ems Dispatch.
The Franco-Prussian War of 1870.
The Battle of Sedan and the capture of Emperor Napoleon III.
The siege and fall of Paris 1871.
The declaration of German unity in 1871 and the coronation of Wilhelm I Kaiser over Germany.
What came After the German-Prussian War and the annexation of Alsace and Lorraine to Germany.
Introduction to the causes of the First World War.
19 апр 2020
