For the German Neighbourhood"Kleindeutschland"in New York see Little Germany, New York
Kleindeutschland (literally "Small Germany") was a 19th century political idea postulating the idea of a unified Germany led by Hohenzollern Prussia, with Berlin as capital, and excluding the Austrian Empire. It stands in contrast to the idea of an Austrian led Grossdeutschland (Greater Germany) with capital Vienna.
The German parliament elected after the early successes of the revolution of 1848 favoured a greater Germany led by Prussia.
Kleindeutschland was realized (after the Austro-Prussian Dualism had been decided in favor of Prussia in 1866) in 1871.
During the Third Reich, this policy was effectively reversed by Hitler's Anschluss (annexation) of Austria, when the German State (Deutsches Reich) was renamed Grossdeutches Reich, partly in recognition of the earlier idea.
The German parliament which was elected after the early successes of the revolution of 1848 was split between the two options, with the democratic left favouring a Republican Großdeutschland, where as the liberal centre favoured a Kleindeutschland with a constitutional monarchy.
After the Austro-Prussian Dualism had been forcefully decided in favor of Prussia by the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, Kleindeutschland was realized in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian War.
The "small solution" was partially also chosen in order to prevent the Austrian and fellow Catholics in the south and west from being a predominant force in a Prussian Germany, as was seen in Bismarck's eyes.
The arrangement of the streets and the monotony of the brownstone dwellings are similar, but the height and detail of the houses, the inhabitants, and their language and customs differ greatly from those of the rest of New York.
Life in Kleindeutschland is almost the same as in the Old Country.
The resident of Kleindeutschland need not even know English in order to make a living, which is a considerable attraction to the immigrant.
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