1. 1848 Revolutions in Germany
1.1. germany
1.1.1. The goals of the assembly included creating a unified Germany that was Liberal and constitutionally governed.
1.1.2. In December of 1848, the Frankfurt Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of the German People,
1.2. prussia
1.2.1. Deciding that the experiment in democratic government had gone on long enough, Frederick William IV changed his mind and dissolved the Prussian Assembly.
1.2.2. n March 1848, Frederick William IV quickly mobilized the disciplined Prussian army to suppress the revolution
1.3. The European revolution from 1848/49 had been preceded by social, political and national questions evoked by the process of restoration.
2. Austrian Influence pre Unification
2.1. German Empire without Austria
2.1.1. Relations between Austria and Germany are close, due to their shared history and language, with German being the official language of both of countries.
2.1.2. Modern-day Austria and Germany were united until 1866: their predecessors were part of the Holy Roman Empire and the German Confederation until the unification of German states under Prussia in 1871, which excluded Austria.
3. Frankfurt Parliament
3.1. Fankfurt Parliament, 1848–49
3.2. A national assembly was formed to write a constitution and to end the uprisings in several
3.3. 1848–49, national assembly convened at Frankfurt on May 18, 1848, as a result of the liberal revolution that swept the German states early in 1848.
3.4. background
3.4.1. Napoleonic upheavals and German Confederation
3.4.2. The March Revolution
3.4.3. The 1840s
4. Zollverein
4.1. Organized by the 1833 Zollverein treaties, the Zollverein formally came into existence on 1 January 1834
4.2. as a coalition of German states formed to manage tariffs and economic policies within their territories.
4.3. background
4.3.1. When France defeated the Second Coalition, made up of Russian, Austrian and German forces, and annexed territories up to the Rhine, there was a general consolidation of the myriad of tiny states in Germany in the Mediatization of 1803, also called Principal Conclusion of the Extraordinary Imperial Delegation