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Q: Who was the king of Prussia and a leader of the German unification effort?
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First name of the German Unification leader?

Helmut Kohl


Who is the German leader who carried out the unification of Germany?

Chancellor Helmet Kohl led the unification of Germany in 1990.


Which German state took the lead in German unification?

PRUSSIA is the answer you are looking for, but does not exactly fit the requirements of the question asked.Prussia was only the second-most powerful German State, but was effective in leading the unification movement by diplomatically and militarily side-stepping the more powerful Austria, which was the most powerful German State. Otto von Bismarck, Chancellor of Prussia, calculated that in order for Prussia to be the leader of a united Germany, Austria needed to be kept out and Bismarck had Prussia fight a war against the Austrians in 1866 in order to weaken the Austrian position,


Who was the leader most responsible for German unification?

Otto von Bismarck


What nation did Germany come from?

Germany came from the unification of a large number of formerly independent states including Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Wurtemburg, Hesse, and 34 other loosely affiliated states (German 'Lander'). The leading German power before the mid-1800s was Austria. The Austro-Prussian War of 1866 made it clear that Prussia had emerged as the leader of the German states. Prussia took the lead in creating a unified Germany and the German nation was declared in 1871.


Otto v Bismarck interest in unity?

He was the leader of the German unification concluded in 1871.


Why was Germany able to unify?

When the other states were willing to accept Wilhelm of Prussia as Emperor Wilhelm of the German Empire at their leader, unification became possible. The reunification had actually been developing over a long period of time. It realized the lesser German solution by excluding Austria.


Who was the leader of unification of Germany?

The leader and architect of Germany's unification was Otto von Bismarck.


What strategy did otto won Bismarck use to make prussia the leader of a united Germany?

Otto von Bismarck relied heavily on his military prowess to bring about a unified Germany as minister of Prussia. He was skilled at strategy and knowing what would encourage his people, and used those skills to push the citizens of Prussia and the other German nation states to want unification.


Who was the leader of France during the unification?

Napoleon


Was fascism inevitable for Germany and Italy?

No, it was not. The two nations could have easily prevented the rise of Adolf Hitler of Germany and Benito Mussolini of Italy, and therefore terminated the rise of fascism in Europe in it's earliest stages.


What factors transformed the small German province of Brandeberg Prussia into the core of what was to be German nation?

It may sound strange, but it was Napoleon. Napoleon invaded half of Europe, also the most German states. Only East Prussia remained free and became the leader in the "Befreiungskrieg" (Freedom war) against France. It was this war against Napoleon 1812-1815 that created a common German national feeling.