German History in the 19th Century

The Congress of Vienna convened in 1814, and brought together ambassadors from powerful countries to return Europe to its order before the French Revolution.

In this lesson, learn how German rulers used the Carlsbad Decrees to oppress the national and liberal movement and sustain the absolutist power of the monarchs.

This history lesson explores the events of the Vormärz (meaning "before March"), which was a period of political uprising that lead to the German Revolution.

The Märzrevolution in Germany in 1848 was the peak of the middle class movement that pushed for democratic reform; learn the details of this historic event.

In this history lesson, learn about the Second Schleswig War of 1864 between Denmark and Germany, which was the first of three wars of German unification.