Kleindeutschland solution
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The Kleindeutschland solution was a 19th-century proposal for German unification that envisioned a "Lesser Germany" excluding Austria and centering political power around Prussia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kleindeutschland solution canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century political concept
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political proposal ⓘ unification plan ⓘ |
| aimedToCreate |
Prussia-led German Empire
NERFINISHED
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unified German nation-state ⓘ |
| appliesTo | German unification ⓘ |
| associatedWithIdeology |
Prussian nationalism
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liberal nationalism ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
19th-century politics in Europe
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Austro–Prussian relations NERFINISHED ⓘ German nationalism NERFINISHED ⓘ history of Germany ⓘ |
| centersOn | Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centersPoliticalPowerOn | Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | inclusion of all Habsburg lands in a German state ⓘ |
| debatedAt | Frankfurt Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludes |
Austria
NERFINISHED
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Austrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludesRegion | non-German Habsburg territories ⓘ |
| favoredBy | majority of Frankfurt Parliament deputies ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | German-speaking states north of the Alps ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kleindeutsche Lösung
NERFINISHED
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Lesser Germany solution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOutcome | implemented in formation of German Empire in 1871 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
defined Prussia as core of modern Germany
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shaped borders of the German Empire ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Otto von Bismarck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
Austro-Prussian War
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Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ unification of Germany in 1871 ⓘ wars of German unification ⓘ |
| influencedBy | power rivalry between Austria and Prussia ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | German ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Lesser Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Greater Germany solution
NERFINISHED
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Großdeutschland solution ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
German Confederation
NERFINISHED
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German Question NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| reasonForExcludingAustria |
Austrian dominance feared by Prussian interests
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multiethnic composition of Habsburg Empire ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Revolutions of 1848 in the German states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
creation of German Empire under Prussian king
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exclusion of Austria from German Empire ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Prussian government
NERFINISHED
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many German liberals ⓘ |
| timePeriod | c. 1840s–1871 ⓘ |
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