History A-Level
Treaty of Prague
What Treaty of Prague means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Treaty of Prague
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The August 1866 agreement that excluded Austria from German affairs, dissolved the German Confederation, and allowed Prussia to annex several north German states.
Topics that use Treaty of Prague
- 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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