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German unification
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Bismarck appointed as head of Prussian cabinet by William I
Built Prussian army into powerful war machine, He opposed democracy and parliament. He believes the people should not hold the power and that the state should. -
Denmark surrenders to Prussia and Austria
Denamrk tried to make Schleswig a part of their country so Denmark, Prussia, and Austria went to war. Denmark surrenders to both Prussia and Austria after 3 months of war. Prussia opposed Austria's idea to make the two duchies into a single independent state in the German confederation. -
Seven Weeks War
As Bismark prepared war on Austria, Prussia was expanding, In 1866 Bismark finally got Austruia to declare war on Prussia. The Prussian Army took advantage of technology and defeated the powerful Austrians in only seven weeks, hense the name the seven weeks war. The Treaty of Prague was the final event that ended the war. -
Franco-Prussian War
The German confederation recieved a telegram from King William. When they got the telegram they edited the telegram to make it sound like the King was insulting the French. Once this was published, France then decided to declare war on Prussia. -
Formation of the German Empire
The German states met up and decided that they would all become a part of the German Empire, Austria is the only one that said no. Then they made a constitution that united the German states in a federal form of government. This let every state have their own ruler.
