History A-Level
Austrian dominance and the German Confederation
What Austrian dominance and the German Confederation means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The loose body of 39 states with a Diet at Frankfurt was dominated by Austria through its size, the presidency of the Diet and conservative leadership under Metternich.
Topics that use Austrian dominance and the German Confederation
- Paper 2, Option 2D.2: The unification of Germany, c1840–71 - 1 Popular pressure and causes of revolution, 1840–48 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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