History A-Level
Austrian attempts to reform the Confederation
What Austrian attempts to reform the Confederation means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Austria proposed reforms to the German Confederation to increase its influence and counter Prussia, but these were resisted by Prussia and other states.
Topics that use Austrian attempts to reform the Confederation
- Paper 2, Option 2D.2: The unification of Germany, c1840–71 - 3 Austro- Prussian rivalry, 1852–66 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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