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German confederation
A week alliance headed by Austria against Napolean and his Rhine confederation. -
3 year war: war #1
Prussia and Austrial alie, they seized provinces of schleswig and holstein from denvery. They split up soils, Austria got Holstein and Prussia got Schleswig -
Bismark rise to power
From prussia, Otto Von Bismarck was a land owning noble before he served as diplomat of France and Russia. In 1862 he became prime minister by descision of king William. After a decade, he became Chancellor. Bismarck then used hs own policy to unitethe German states under Prussian rule. -
Prime Minister
King William I, made Otto Von Bismark prime minister in 1862. -
War 2: Austria Prussian war
This war lasted 7weeks. Prussia scored a victory. They took control over several North German states. they dissolved the German confederation and created a new one. -
Chancelor
Otto Von Bismark became chancelor the following decade.A Chancelor is the highest official of a monarch. Bismark used his policy of "Blood and Iron" to unite the German States under Prussian Rule. -
strengthen the army
Otto Von Bismark stengthened the army inorder to persue an aggressive foreign policy. -
War #3: Froanco Prussian war
France and Prussia were rivals. after a misscomunication of Bismarks rewritten telegram reporting a meeting between king william I and French ambassador. This lead Napoleon III called war on prussia. -
Formation of German Empire
after Prussia's victory over France, William became kaiser (emperor). The empire was named the second Reich because it was considered a holy roman empire. Bismarck then created a two house legislature, but power remained entirely to the emperor and chancellor, Bismarch. -
Two House Legislature.
Otto Von Bismark set up a Two-House legislature. The Bundesrat(upper house) were appointed rulers by the German states, while the lower house was elected by universal male suffrage.Bundersat kept all power (due to their power to veto anything.) -
Target.
Otto Von Bismark tried to keep power and unification by targeting the "biggest threats." These threats were considered the Catholic Church and the socialist group. He did this to keep power to himself.
