History A-Level
Nationalism and international context
What Nationalism and international context means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Nationalism and international context
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
German nationalism provided popular pressure for unity, often used by Prussia rather than controlled by it, while rival powers were distracted or neutral, allowing Prussia to act without a major coalition against it.
Topics that use Nationalism and international context
- Paper 2, Option 2D.2: The unification of Germany, c1840–71 - 4 Prussia and the Klein- deutschland solution, 1866–71 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- Bismarck’s manipulation of events to provoke war
- Economic strength
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- Leadership and diplomacy
- Nationalism and popular support
- Peace settlements and their consequences
- The role of international powers in the conflict
- Treaty of Prague
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