Crash Course
Italian and German Unification: Crash Course European History
So, we haven't talked much about Italy and Germany so far in Crash Course Euro, and that's because prior to the mid-19th century, those two nation-states weren't really a thing. Today we'll look at how Italy and Germany pulled it...
Curated Video
The Kaiser Played with Fire | The Life & Times of Wihlelm II
Right after World War One was a hell of a time for democracy in Europe, y’know the Great War was a tragedy but on the other end of it look at all these new Republics! Germany’s a Republic now, Austria-Hungary’s split up into independent...
Jack Rackam
The Man who Invented Germany | The Life & Times of Otto von Bismarck
Germany’s kind of a big deal, right? Sort of the unofficial point person of the EU, biggest economy in Europe by a substantial margin, I didn’t even realize how much of a heavyweight they were until I started fact checking for this...
Jabzy
What did Germany want in WW1? | Kaiser Wilhelm, German Empire, Germany WW1
What did Germany want in WW1? | Kaiser Wilhelm, German Empire, Germany WW1
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: German Unification: Part Ii: Bismarck's Realpolitik
Video Part II in which Tom Richey discusses the strategy to unify Germany under Otto von Bismarck and his use of Realpolitik to rally support of the German people. [7:27]
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: German Unification: Part Iii: Blood and Iron
Video Part III on the final stages of German unification accompished through the Schleswig Wars, the Austro-Prussian War, and the Franco-Prussian War. [14:28]
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: German Unification: Part I: The Failure of Liberal Nationalism
Video Part I on the unification of Germany in which Tom Richey discusses the rise of German liberal nationalism in the 19th Century and early attempts to unify. [8:53]
BBC
Bbc Radio 4: In Our Time: Bismarck
Audio of the BBC Radio 4 program "In Our Time." This episode discusses Otto von Bismarck. Experts discuss his role, motivation, and tactics in the unification of Germany. Listening requires RealPlayer. [43:00]