Germany 1800-1900 depth study coursework Edexcel - Wilhlem II

Well I guess you could add the following points associated with this time period
Realpolitik is associated with Bismarck but
Weltpolitik is associated as a development through Von Bulow

This policy, it has been argued, formed the basis of some of the expansionary aims Germany had. Germany wanted to become a World power, perhaps even more than the British. Wilhelm believed that their world prestige was not as great as the British (he had a love-hate relationship with the Brits as well). I think Weltpolitik has a huge part to play in the shaping of Modern Germany till 1917
Other key themes or people to look at apart from them include
- Bethmann Hollweg
- Schlieffen Plan
- Austro-Hungary and Ottoman Empire's position with Germany

So is your coursework on the rise of prussia to form Germany?

Thanks, funnily enough this piece of work has to be in in 3 weeks, and the teacher isn't marking it at all because it's illegal as you probably know. He is also unsure whether we should include foreign policy in this essay, which as you can guess fills me full of hope!

He has expressed that if it is to include foreign policy, the essay will be entirely different than if it were to be excluded.

Hey, I am not really sure, I imagine so, its what's called a depth study over a period of 100 years, the question i think when simplified is asking 'germany has modernised by 1900, but how far do you think the accession was a key turning point in this modernisation process, then i would try to define the modernisation in terms of social, political and economic issues, and its the politically regressive nature of Wilhelm that is prolonging the autocracy making it anachronistic. Socially, Germany had issues as the middle class was barred out from politics even though they were billionaires......and economically, Germany was pretty much modernised in 1888 (the accession) ....as much modernised as it was going to be by 1900 anyway!

Well if ya want any help with 1815-1871 just give me a PM with ya email address and il send you some of my old essays/notes if ya want? Its a great period to learn actually - i thought i would find it really boring, but i was quite suprised!
You guys are lucky - at my school we did edexcel too, but we didn't have the option of cw and had to sit a stupidly hard synoptic paper instead - i c*cked that up, and it cost me my uni place last year

Do what you believe is strongest in your opinion. If you feel you can write an essay including foreign policy real well then do it. Also, ask your teacher to mark on structure not on content. That isn't illegal i thought, although I would check it.