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Prologue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2024

Roger Chickering
Roger Chickering
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Georgetown University, Washington DC
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This chapter presents a brief background. It treats the Old Regime in Central Europe, the impact of the French Revolution, the postwar settlement, social and economic change, revolution in 1848, and national unification.

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BackgroundOld RegimeFrench Revolutionrestorationrevolution of 1848industrializationunification
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The German Empire, 1871–1918 , pp. 1 - 45
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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  • Prologue
  • Roger Chickering, Georgetown University, Washington DC
  • Book: The German Empire, 1871–1918
  • Online publication: 06 December 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139208550.002
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  • Prologue
  • Roger Chickering, Georgetown University, Washington DC
  • Book: The German Empire, 1871–1918
  • Online publication: 06 December 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139208550.002
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  • Prologue
  • Roger Chickering, Georgetown University, Washington DC
  • Book: The German Empire, 1871–1918
  • Online publication: 06 December 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139208550.002
Available formats
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