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Napoleon annexes lands along the Rhine River.
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Weak alliance formed by the Congress of Vienna, headed by Austria.
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Zollverein dismantled tariff barriers between the German states.
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Liberals met to discuss German political unity, offered throne to Frederick William IV.
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King William I makes Otto von Bismarck chancellor of Germany.
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Bismarck tries to build up and strengthen the Prussian army. Ideas rejected by government.
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Bismark initiates war with Dutch to gain power
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Lasted seven weeks. Ends in Prussian victory and annexation of several other northern German states.
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The final battle of the Austro-Prussian War.
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France is defeated by Prussia.
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Population grows from 14 million to 67 million. August Thyssen built a small factory of 70 workers into a giant empire with 50,000 employees.
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Health Insurance Bill of 1883, Accident Insurance Bill of 1884, and Old Age and Disability Insurance Bill of 1889.
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