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German Chemical and Electrical industries set world wide standards, Shipping second only to Britain among European powers.
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World Wide Depression.
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Encouraged freeing serfs, made trade easier and abolished laws against Jews. Annexed land on Rhine River of France.
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Created economic union called Zollverein
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Liberals met, demanding German political unity. Offered throne to Fredrick William of Prussia but he rejected it.
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Germans founded large companies, and they built many railroads.
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Bismark became chancellor (prime minister)
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Bismark Gives speech which led to three wars, this helped unify Germany.
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Bismark invented excuse to attack Austria, Prussia annexed northern German states.
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William II of Prussia becomes Kaiser or emperor.
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Franco-Prussian war 1870, France is humiliated and surrenders after a few weeks of fighting.
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German Nationalists celebrate birth of Second Reich or empire, believed it was the heir to the Holy Roman Empire.
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Constitution reforms give Germany a two-house legislature. The upper class being Bundesrat, and loweclass called The Reichstry.
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Germany issues a single currency, reorganized banking system, coordinated Railroad built by German states.
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Bismark launched Kutterkampf which he wanted to make Catholics put loyalty to state above allegiance to church.
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In 1871 there was 41 million people, population grew to 67 million by 1914.
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Bismark's moves against Catholic Church backfire, so he worked for peace with Church.
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Provided Social welfare and Public Schooling
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Germans had health insurance, accident insurance and old age insurance to provide retirement benefits.
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Workers unified with Socialists. Bismark made laws to protect workers.
