History Assignment ..

PART 1:

https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1806fichte.asp

Please read and answer the following questions with complete sentences.

· In 1806, there were more than two dozen German states, most of which had yielded to Napoleonic control.  What does Fichte mean when he talks about the “German nation?”

· What is the tone of Fichte’s address?  Who is his intended audience?  What is the purpose of his address?

· What does Fichte mean when he speaks of the “unity” that exists between Germans and how does “race” impact that unity?

PART2:

respond to the following prompt with a 100-250 word paragraph

Which institutions enabled elites in western Europe, the Americas, and Japan to consolidate nation-states, and to what degree did they succeed during the period 1850-1914? To what extent did colonies contribute to the wealth and political strength of the nation-states that controlled them?