PowerPoint (with 5 slides) and two Word Documents that covers the establishment of the Erfurt Union as a potential solution to the issue of German unification and its subsequent failure in 1850. The role of King Frederick William IV is also considered in some depth.

Activities include

• Quick Quiz on prior learning
• Highlighting activity on evidence of unity and division during the events of 1849/50 concerning the Erfurt Union.
• Discussion of the main factors in the failure of the Erfurt Union.
• Discussion of the reason for King Frederick William IV’s inconsistent attitude to German unification.
• Card sort on whether King Frederick William IV facilitated or impeded German nationalism.
• Plenary ranking activity on which individual managed German nationalism most successfully.

Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism 1789-1919.
Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

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