World History 10
Mr. Sawicki
2014
German Unification Assignment: Form Groups of Four
Remember the aspects of nationalism
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Culture
History
Language
Land/Geography
International Recognition
Look up the following event or person, and write a brief summary of it. Be able to
explain why it is important to German Unification: Include important dates!
1. Battle of Jena
2. Stein-Hardenberg Reforms
3. "Moral and Scientific Union", also known as Tugenbund (League of Virtue)
4. Congress of Vienna
5. Carlsbad Decrees
6. Grimm’s Fairy Tales
7. Hambach Festival
8. Zollverein
9. 1848 Revolution
10. Frankfurt Parliament
11. Erfurt Union
12. Otto Von Bismarck made Prime Minister
13. Ems Dispatch
14. The Danish War
15. The Seven Weeks’ War
16.Franco-Prussian War
Look up and define Romantic Nationalism
*Find 4 additional events for a total of 20 that you think are important to German unification. Try to find
events that encompass different aspects of nationalism.
Your group should divide the content to move the first part of the assignment along
Find or create a timeline of German unification that begins with the Battle of Jena and ends with the FrancoPrussian War
*Each of you should have your own timeline!
Individually create a one-pager that you can print out using word, ppt. or publisher.
You will be switching groups and explaining your choice of pictures (and the associated events) to people in
other groups on Friday so be prepared!