History A-Level
Prussian and Austrian rivalry
What Prussian and Austrian rivalry means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Prussian and Austrian rivalry
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
After 1849 Prussia and Austria competed for leadership in Germany, with Prussia's Erfurt Union opposed by Austria.
Topics that use Prussian and Austrian rivalry
- Paper 2, Option 2D.2: The unification of Germany, c1840–71 - 2 Failure of revolution, 1848–51 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Counter-revolution and conservative power
- Fifty Articles
- Frankfurt Assembly
- Habsburg revival in Austria
- Liberalism and realism
- Nationalism after 1849
- Nationalism and liberalism in 1848–49
- Prussian constitution
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