Bratwurst Boy
14 Jun 2010
History / Poles as Iroquois of Europe [42]
The Kulturkampf wasn't anti-polish! But to modernize Prussia and make it a seculare nation state...as all modern countries are today, where state and church are separated!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulturkampf
It wasn't easy but he did it and Prussia profited from it. He nearly got killed for it...by a German, not a Pole btw.
I know I'm repeating myself here but I really wonder what is taught about Prussia, Bismarck and other german history in polish schools...maybe they really have horns and tails in their schoolbooks! ;)
but so is Kulturkampf and his anti-Polish
The Kulturkampf wasn't anti-polish! But to modernize Prussia and make it a seculare nation state...as all modern countries are today, where state and church are separated!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulturkampf
The German term About this sound Kulturkampf (help·info) (literally, "culture struggle") refers to German policies in relation to secularity and the influence of the Roman Catholic Church, enacted from 1871 to 1878 by the Chancellor of the German Empire, Otto von Bismarck.
It wasn't easy but he did it and Prussia profited from it. He nearly got killed for it...by a German, not a Pole btw.
On July 13, 1874 in the town of Bad Kissingen Eduard Kullmann attempted to assassinate Bismarck with a pistol, but only hit his hand. Kullmann cited church laws as the reason why he had to shoot Bismarck.
I know I'm repeating myself here but I really wonder what is taught about Prussia, Bismarck and other german history in polish schools...maybe they really have horns and tails in their schoolbooks! ;)