2. Arranging the Parliament
After the protests, invitations
were sent to all German states
to attend a Vorparlament in
March 1848.
574 delegates from across the
Confederation attended.

3. The Frankfurt Parliament
Agreements included:
• Elections to a National
Assembly
• Membership of the
Assembly (one member per
50,000 population)
• A vote for all men over 25

4. King of Germany?
The Parliament eventually
asked Frederick William to be
King of all Germany – but by
then he opposed their plans.
Franz Josef of Austria was
also opposed to the plans and
the parliament failed.

5. Arguments for
The parliament did show a
commitment from people in
all states to political change
and a united Germany.
Many agreements were made
which would have massively
changed Germany.

6. Arguments against
Middle classes dominated the
parliament – their priorities
were not the same as peasants.
The Parliament also did not
control the armies – so it could
not impose it wishes.

7. Arguments against
There was also a major split
about what a united Germany
would look like.
* Grossdeutschland – would
include Austria
* Kleindeutschland – would
exclude Austria