Zusammenfassung der Ressource
How popular was German
Nationalism between
1850-1890?
- Popular Culture and Patriotism
- - There were opportunities for Germans to express national
pride
- A series of anniversairies in the 1860's which provided outlets for such feelings, births of poets; Schiller and Fichte were celebrated at fests
- Increase in memberships of singing, shooting and gym clubs. (Clubs not allowed political involvement)
- Members shared patriotic attitude and a desire for Greater German Unity
- Foreign Threats and Wars
- Schleswig- Holstein Crisis
- -Biggest mobilsation of popular nationalism
- Associations sprang up all over G. commitee of 36 established to lead campaign
- Limitations of nationalist movement were clearly exposed; Aus and PR refused to recognise claims of Duke of Augustenburg
- Caused Nationalverein and Reformverein to decline. Later totally collapsing, as the case for
Grossedeutsch was undermined by success of Prussia.
- Little influence popular nationalism had over the outcome of events
- Many nationalists who welcomed the success of Prussia in creating the German Reich in 1871.
- Franco Prussian War
- North and South marched together: UNITED
- Wilhem I's proclaims