Which one of these was Prussia NOT part of:?

Question: Which one of these was Prussia NOT part of:!?

Please select only ONE!.

1!.The Second German Empire
2!.The Holy Roman Empire
3!.The Wiemar Republic
4!.The Kingdom of Poland
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

The Holy Roman Empire!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

4!.
Here's why:

1) Prussia was the leading state in the 2nd German empire, formed with the unification of Germany in 1870!. (see map at
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Prussia

2) The parts of Prussia that were west of the Elbe river (eg!., Cologne, Westphalia) were part of the Holy Roman Empire!.

3) Prussia remained part of Grmany during the weimar republic!.

4) The Prussians were a Baltic people, but their land gradually became Germanized, as they gradually took over bits of land from Poland!. (East Prussia, or the part of Prussia east of the Elbe, is now part of Poland!.)Www@QuestionHome@Com

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