Identifier: modernhistoryeur00west (find matches)
Title: Modern history; Europe
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: West, Willis Mason, 1857- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Boston, Allyn and Bacon
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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yStein, had hoped for a real union of the nation, either in therevival and strengthening of the Empire, or in a new federalstate. But Metternich saw that in a true German Empire,Austria, with her Slav, Hungarian, and Italian interests, couldnot long keep the lead against Prussia. He preferred to leavethe various states practically independent, so that Austria, thelargest of all, might play them off against each other and sodominate them all. The small rulers, too, were hostile to areal union, because it would limit their sovereignties. In thesettlement of the question, Metternich allied himself withthese princes of the small states against Prussia and theLiberals. Stein was without official position; the PrussianKing and his ministers were mild-mannered and not veryacute; and the Prussian opportunity was lost. But some sort of alliance was necessary to guard againstforeign invasion; and the Federal Act of June 12, 1815, createdthe Germanic Confederation. This union was a loose league,
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