#Prussia

Nemets

Peter_Nimitz

Poland’s position between Prussia & Russia in the 1760s, Catholic oppression of Protestants & Orthodox, & the Bar Confederation’s rebellion. Many were worried by Russia’s influence in Poland. The Ottomans

Otto von Bismarck

Aamman7

To understand how Bismarck ended up in Russia we need to go back to the Erfurt Union (Erfurter Union) was a short-lived union of German states under a federation, proposed by the Kingdom of Prussia abandoned

Otto von Bismarck

Aamman7

Bismarck was born on April Fool's Day in 1815, right in the middle of Napoleon's 100 day restoration. The preceding decade had transformed the Germany he was born into. 1/n

Otto von Bismarck

Aamman7

Prussia was dissuaded from annexing Saxony in 1866 by both France and Austria. Saxony did however join the North German Confederation in 1867. With its capital in Dresden, the state

Allan Schoenberg ☕️

allanschoenberg

My great grandfather (Carl Fredrich August Schoenberg) fought in the Franco-Prussian War and this is an image of him in the military before he came to America in 1872. I

Alexander Clarkson

APHClarkson

Anyone using Otto von Bismarck as an example of wise statesmanship needs to take a look at how quickly the political and diplomatic system he set up fell apart under

Fred, his sails unfurled

LesserFrederick

It was a purely technical point. It was not to assign "war guilt" but to stipulate liability as a legal basis for imposing reparations. You can't make someone pay compensatory

Heather Pace Venable ✈️

Heather_at_ACTS

How do you completely reshape an army so it can win? That's the story of The Enlightened Soldier that centers around the concept of "bildung," which the author translates to

G. K. Chesterton

GKCdaily

I am firmly convinced that the Reformation of the 16th century was as near as any mortal thing can come to unmixed evil. Even the parts of the Reformation that

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

1/Gather round, my friends, and let me tell you the epic story of the Franco-Prussian War.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War 2/In 1870, France had been in turmoil for almost a century. Revolution after revolution,

Kaelin Hooper 🎮

KaelinHooper

Just learned that our basic K-12 classroom model was invented in 18 century Prussia, where the goal was “to churn out loyal and tractable citizens who would learn the value

Jason Hughes

JasonLHughes

Alright so this thread is alright, but I feel like it can be elaborated on in places (and corrected in other places). I'm not making my own thread to attack

David Frum

davidfrum

Devoted my reading time over past two days to "Silencing the Past," challenging collection of essays by Michel-Rolph Trouillot, a historian of Haiti who died in 2012. 1/x http://www.beacon.org/Silencing-the-Past-P1109.aspx Early

Alexandra Evans

AlexandraTEvans

In my latest essay in @WarOnTheRocks, I look to the past for insight into the challenges the United States could face as it seeks to compete with China.What history? The

Bobbie☀️

bo66ie29

For the first and only time, the 9 Kings of Europe gather for a photograph at the funeral of King Edward VII in London. 20th May 1910. Front:King Alfonso XIII

『CKT』Kawaii Sino🇩🇪(DateASino season 1)

Kawaii_Sino

Little history-The German superstate-The german nation is gonna be 150 years old this year. this isn`t very old for a European Nation. germany had 3 empires (Reiche) and 2 Democratic

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