A french solider was accused and convicted of leaking secret documents to the germans. Divided the country between people who thought he was being unjustly accused because he was Jewish, and others who thought the charges were believable because he was Jewish. Europeans had divided africa with little to no regard for tribal boundaries or conflicts. The native zulu tribe, who had been forced to mine for diamonds, revolted with an army of over 40,000 men, but eventually lost to the british. Prussian-Danish war of 1864 The emotional aspect of nationalism indicated that nationalism was a reaction against the cold rationality of the enlightenment

France agreed to become friends with britian because they both wanted territory in sudan to build railroads, but France was way outnumbered and wanted a friend to defend against germany. Lays the groundwork for their alliance in WWI Created in 1882 by Bismarck. An alliance between germany, austria, and italy which supported the existing political orders in these state, as well as a mutual defence pact against france. Introduced reforms aimed a bulking up Prussia's wealth, most notably, by increasing its military. The franco-Prussian war forced Napoleon III to withdraw french troops from Rome, so italy just took it.

3 key wars that Bismarck used to unify germany Southern italian unification Zionism Zulu rebellion

Triple alliance Ems telegram Franco-Prussian war Realpolitik

Bismarck wanted to unify with the sounthern German states he had just fought a war with by fighting a common enemy: France. After falsifying a document and starting a war with france, the german states united together and won. After industrialization there was a strong motive to imperialize other parts of the globe to gain access to more raw materials and new markets for manufactured goods. Academic German published a collection of fairy tales from German culture. Their goal was to connect living germans with their ancestral roots. Introduced reforms aimed a bulking up Prussia's wealth, most notably, by increasing its military.