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Germany
Late 1800s, Germany raised tariffs of the new German empire were determined to maintain economic strength as well as military power. -
Impact of Napoleon
1807-1812, Napoleon made important territoral changes in German-speaking lands. -
Benefits...
1890s, Germans had health and accident insurance as well as old-age insurance to provide retirement benefits. -
William II and Bismarck
William II shocked Europe by asking the dominating Bismarck to resign. -
Prussian Leadership
Prussia created an economic union called the Zollverein. -
Frankfurt Assembly
Liberals meet in the Frankfurt Assembly agian to demand German political unity. -
New Nations
1850-1860 Germans had founded large compaines and built many railroads. -
King William
King William I made Bismarck prime minister, chancellor. -
Attack Austria
Bismarck invented an excuse to attack Austria. -
Franco-Prussian War
A growing rivalry between the two nation led to the Franco-Prussian War -
Social Democratic Party
1870s, German Marxists had organized the Social Democratic party, which called for parliamentary democrancy and laws to improve conditions for the working class. -
Second Reich
German nationalists celebrated the birth of the Second Reich, or empire. -
Hall of Mirrors
German princes gathered in the glittering Hall of Mirrors at the French palace of Versailles. -
Building Factories
1871-1914 the business tycoon August Thyssen built a small steel factory of 70 workers into a giant empire with 50,000 employees, -
Reorganizing the banking system
German government promoted economic development, issuing a single currency for Germany and reorganizing the banking system. -
William II
William II succeeded his grandfather as kaier. -
William II and Bismarck
Kaiser William II shocked Europe by asking the dominating Bismarck to resign.
