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PROMPT
Historical Thinking Skill
To what extent did Bismarck contribute to the expansion of
(Compare, Change, Causation)
Germany?
Categories
(Compare what? What kind of change? How far was Bismarck responsible for the Unification of
etc.) Germany?

Time Period
(remember: 18th century = 1700s, and so 19th century
on)

DOCUMENT WORK (preliminary) H: Historical context

A: Audience
P: Purpose
Main Idea Outside Evidence HAPP (HIPP)
P: Point of view

Document 1 Prussia using Prussia became the natural

Zollverein to achieve Zollverein was leader.
expansion of the force of unity.
A Germany.

Document 2 Zollverein was a factor for expansion.

Promoted free trade. Wanted unification
B

Document 3
Directly elected by German
Head of responsibility
The German government people.
C
was responsible.

Document 4
Created a powerful
Bismark contributed to Assured others
nation-state.
Germany's expansion. that expansion
D was not the
goal.

Document 5 France France feared their Helped Germany more

communicating to alliance. than Prussia.
Prussia that they
want them to stop
E expanding.
DOCUMENT GROUPING
Group #1 (which docs?): A Group #2 (which docs?): B

Group category: Prussia Group Category: Zollverien

Topic Sentence: Topic Sentence:

Because Prussia was using Zollverein,
they contributed to expansion. Because Zollverein was
a powerful asset to
Prussia, Zollverein
contributed to
expansion.

WRITE YOUR THESIS

Thesis formula = Thesis:
Although X, because A & B, therefore Y
• X = counter argument
• A & B = specifıc historical evidence
(named)
• Y = YOUR argument

CONTEXTUALIZATION
Two or three vocab words associated with 1. Alliance- a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially
the theme of the prompt. between countries or organizations:

NOTE: In your essay, name these AND explain 2. Expansion-the action of becoming larger or more extensive:
what they mean. THEN connect them to your
argument.
3. Trade- the action of buying and selling goods and services:

How do these connect to the argument? They are key ideas that contributed.

EVIDENCE BEYOND THE DOCUMENTS

Evidence #1 Zollverein was the force of unity.
Remember: Name, Explain, Connect
Evidence #2 Promoted free trade.