German Nationalism: The North German Confederation

PowerPoint (with 7 slides) and three word documents that examines the aftermath of the Seven Weeks War between Prussia and Austria and the establishment of the North German Confederation. The lesson also considers the nature of the North German Confederation.

Activities include

• Analysis of the Treaty of Prague to consider the attitude of various countries to its terms.
• Comparison activity on the Holy Roman Empire, the German Confederation & the North German Confederation to establish similarities and differences.
• Sorting activity to decide whether the North German Confederation was democratic or not.
• Evidence based discussion on the extent to which the North German Confederation was dominated by Prussia.
• Matching activity on the different attitudes to Bismarck by political groups in the Prussian Parliament after the end of the Seven Weeks War.
• Source analysis on the changing nature of German nationalism after 1866.

Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism 1789-1919.

Lesson Length: 1hr 30min depending on pace.

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