Listen now | The German states before unification The 39 states that made up the German Confederation created in 1815 varied in size, government, economy, religion, influence and even dialect. On the one end of the scale were the two rival powers in the Confederation, Prussia and Austria—both large powerful monarchies with modern militaries—one Protestant, one Catholic. At the other end of the scale were the free cities such as Frankfurt. In between these two ends of the spectrum were all manner of states generally ruled by some form of monarch. Although the industrialisation of the German states had begun earlier, it accelerated rapidly after 1850.
France and Russia have been the instigators of WW1. Germany did not want go to war..
The above book has been published in 1926 and is based on the Russian archives released in 1917 by the Bolscheviks. By the way, France, more than 100 years after the war still do not want to release his archives...wonder why.
Outstanding History article... tks
I suggest some reading..
https://archive.org/details/genesisofworldwa00harr
France and Russia have been the instigators of WW1. Germany did not want go to war..
The above book has been published in 1926 and is based on the Russian archives released in 1917 by the Bolscheviks. By the way, France, more than 100 years after the war still do not want to release his archives...wonder why.
excellent. will have a look. TX