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What happened in prussia after the nobles allowed Frederick willian to keep his own army?
He used his army to control all of Prussia.
What did German liberals in Prussia want?
The German liberals in Prussia wanted to enhance their empire and wanted to control the wealth of Prussia. Moreover, they wanted to rule Prussia due to strategic location.
What happened in Prussia after the nobles allowed Frederick William keep his own army?
He used his army to control all of Prussia.
What German state wanted to control unification?
Prussia and Austria
Which countries in the 1700s battled for control of the German states?
Prussia and Austria.
Why did Prussia battle Austria in the 1700s?
to gain control of german states
How was Frederick William able to control the nobles of Prussia?
he had his own army
Was austria ever part of prussia?
Usually not. However, during the Seven Years' War a part of Prussia briefly became Russian from 1758 until 1763. After World War 2 a part of Prussia became Russian again. This "Russian Prussia" is called Kaliningrad Oblast. The other parts of (Old Baltic) Prussia are now part of Poland and Lithuania. Prussia has two meanings: The (German) Kingdom of Prussia on one hand and Old/Baltic Prussia on the other hand. The Kingdom of Prussia got its name from the original Baltic Prussia (in Old Prussian language it is called "Prūsa"). The original Baltic Prussia was the easternmost province of the Kingdom of Prussia. That Province of Prussia inside the Kingdom of Prussia was most of the time parted into East Prussia and West Prussia.
Why did prussia feel that it needed to defeated austria?
Prussia felt it was necessary to defeat Austria in order to gain control over the German territories it wanted and to expand its own land.
Why did Prussia join Austria to take control of Denmark in 1863?
Austria and Prussia declared war on Denmark to regain the provinces of Schleswig and Holstein, which were ruled by the Danish crown but were predominantly German-speaking.
How did the war with Denmark help Prussia to unite Germany?
Prussia was able to gain control of the previously Austrian controlled areas of Germany. This expanded the Prussian empire and reunited nearly all German territories.
Why did Frederick of Prussia invade silesia?
He had demanded Maria Theresa to cede the territory to Prussia in exchange for the recognition of the Pragmatic Sanction that gave Maria Theresa control of the Hapsburg dominions. When she refused, he invade Silesia.
