IB History Paper 3, Option 4, Topic 11: Italian & German Unification Unit

Aligned with the IBO's History Guide of 2020, the Italian (1815 - 1871) and German Unification (1815 - 1890) unit contains detailed lesson plans, note-taking activities, answer keys/review studies that will aid students in their preparation for the IB History Paper 3, Topic 11 examination on Italian and German Unification.

The topics/lessons include:

1. The 1830 and 1848 revolutions in Europe: This is a note-taking activity that will provide students with an understanding of the causes and impact that the various revolutions had on the following European nation states and/or empires: France, Poland, imperial Russia, Italy, Belgium, and in the German Confederation. [Note: A Teacher Answer Key is provided];

2. The Italian Unification in Speeches, Leadership, and Artwork: A primary source activity that focuses on the distinct leadership skills of Cavour, Mazzini, and Garibaldi. The artwork includes the pieces produced by Francesco Hayez, Remigio Legat, and Gioacchino Toma. [Note: A Teacher Answer Key is provided for the artwork that Hayez, Legat, and Toma had produced.];

3. German Unification: The Development of a 'national' identity: A primary source activity that focuses on German literature, legislation, speeches, and diplomacy that supported and strengthened the movement to unify all of the German states throughout the 18th and 19th centuries;

4. The Italian Unification Process from the French Revolution through 1870: A note-taking activity with specific guidelines and instructions that enable students to analyze the political and socioeconomic problems/factors that led to the following: distrust and disunity among the Italian regions and states before and during the Napoleonic era and Napoleonic Wars; the uprisings from 1831 to 1833 and the impact that they had on Italian unification; the 1848 revolutions and the ramifications that they had on Italian unification; and the leadership roles of Mazzini, Cavour, and Garibaldi in uniting all of the Italian states as a nation by 1870. [Note: A detailed Teacher Answer Key is provided within this bundle.];

5. The German Unification Process from the French Revolution through 1871: A note-taking activity with specific guidelines and instructions that enable students to examine the political and socioeconomic problems/factors that led to the following: the ‘political nature’ of Germany at the time of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic War era; growing nationalistic movement during and in the post-Napoleonic era;the political uprisings in Germany during the 1830s and in the 1848 revolutions; the role of Bismarck and the successful wars waged by Prussia in the 1860s against Denmark and Austria and the victory over France in 1871. [Note: A detailed Teacher Answer Key is provided within this bundle];

6. German wars: the Six Weeks' War and the Franco Prussian War: A note-taking activity with specific guidelines and instructions that enable students to analyze: the belligerent nations, empires, and/or nation states involved; the causes/factors that led to the conflict; and the terms within the treaty that ended the war and the impact that these treaties had on Germany and the other belligerent nations, nation states, and/or empires involved [Note: A Teacher Answer Key is provided within this bundle];

7. Chancellor Bismarck and Domestic Policies: A note-taking activity with specific guidelines and instructions that enable students to examine the domestic policies that Chancellor Bismarck issued and the impact that each policy had on imperial Germany. [Note: A detailed Teacher Answer Key is provided within this bundle.];

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8. Chancellor Bismarck and Foreign Policies: A note-taking activity with specific guidelines and instructions that enable students to analyze the various conflicts that Chancellor Bismarck and imperial Germany had to intervene to 'maintain the peace' and the impact that Chancellor Bismarck had on negotiations with various European Powers between 1871 and 1890. [Note: A detailed Teacher Answer Key is provided within this bundle.]

Answer Keys/Study Guides include:

1. A teacher answer key on the revolutions in the 1830 and 1848 and their impact on Europe;

2. A teacher answer key on Italian Unification: A detailed analysis of the political, economic, social, and military processes that led to Italy being a unified nation by 1870. This study guide includes: 1. the underlying political, economic, and social issues during the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era that prevented unification; 2. the 'trying' years of 1815 through 1833: a political, social, and economic analysis concerning the reasons why the various states could not unite as a unified nation; 3. the 1848 revolution - the political, economic, and social ramifications of the failed revolution in Italy; and 4. the leadership of Mazzini, Cavour, Garibaldi in uniting Italy - an analysis of their roles in the unificaiton process and the political, economic, and social issues that enabled Italy to unify;

3. A teacher answer key on German Unification: A detailed analysis of the political, economic, social and military processes that led to German unification by 1871. This study guide includes: 1. the underlying political, economic, and social problems that prevented immediate German unification between the French Revolution and the tumultous 1830s; 2. the nationalistic feelings that emerged during the Napoleonic era through the 1830s; 3. the political, economic, and social causes for the 1848 revolutions within the German states and the impact that the unrest had on the unification process; and 4. the 'wars of unification' between 1864 and 1871, Otto von Bismarck's role, and the impact that these wars had on German unification and on the 'Balance of Power' in Europe;

4. A teacher answer key on the Seven Weeks' War (1866) and the Franco-Prussian War (1870 - 1871): An in-depth analysis of the belligerents involved, the causes for the two wars, and the impact that these wars had on Germany and on European affairs;

5. A teacher answer key on Chancellor Bismarck's Domestic Policies and Impact: A detailed analysis of the background and impact that each policy had on German society: 1. the army budget; 2. Kulturkampf and the May Laws; 3. protective tariffs; 4. anti-socialist programs and policies; 5. State Socialism; and 6. treatment of minorities;

6. A teacher answer key on Chancellor Bismarck's Foreign Policies and Impact: A detailed analysis of the background and impact that Bismarck's foreign policies had on Germany and Germany's relationship with other European Powers: 1. the Balkans Crisis (1871 - 1875, 1875 - 1878, 1885 - 1886, 1887); 2. the Russo-Turkish War (1875 - 1878); 3. Germany and overseas imperial competition (1881 - 1885); and 4. international alliances through diplomacy and treaties with various nations and empires throughout the period of 1871 to 1890.