Historical Map   Map List   Instructions: Click the "View Interactive Map" button to experience an interactive version of the map below. Enter your answers to the Critical Thinking Questions in the boxes below. If you'd like a print-out of your responses, click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page, and you will be taken to a printer-friendly page. If you have been instructed to submit your exercise online, enter both your and your instructor's name and e-mail address, then click the Email button at the bottom of the page. Your answers will be e-mailed immediately. Macintosh Users: If you have been instructed to submit your reponses to your instructor, you must enter your responses, then click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page to receive a printer-friendly version of your responses that you can then print and turn in to your instructor.     Critical Thinking Questions     1. What role did religion play in the unification of Germany? 2. Examine the distribution of Prussian territory in 1862. From a territorial perspective, why was Prussia interested in forming and controlling the North German Confederation? 3. Otto von Bismarck did not want to annex Alsace and Lorraine after the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-1871, but was forced to accept it by nationalist interests in Germany. Why would Bismarck be concerned that the acquisition of these two territories might cause future problems with France?   Student Name:* Student Email:*   Professor Name:*   Professor Email:*         *required