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House of Krupp
a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, have become famous for their steel production and for their manufacture of ammunition and armaments. The family business, known as Friedrich Krupp AG, was the largest company in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century. -
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Napoleon Invades Germany
Took place in Germany after Napoleons retreat from Russia. Prussia declared war on France. -
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Congress of Vienna
A congress of the Great Powers of Europe met at Vienna to settle the future boundaries of the continent. The congress adopted a policy of no great rewards and no great punishments. -
Otto Von Bismarck birth
Otto Von Bismarck was born. -
Zollverein
Zollverein included most of the German states.The foundation of the Zollverein was the first instance in history in which independent states had consummated a full economic union without the simultaneous creation of a political federation or union. -
Frankfurt Assembly demand unity
Liberals in the Frankfurt Assembly wanted political unity for Germany. They offered the throne to a Prussian ruler. -
Fredrick William IV is offered the throne
Frederick William IV is offered the throne of a united Germany by the Frankfurt Assembly. He turns it down, saying he doesn't want a throne offered by the people. -
Bismarck becomes prime minister
King William I of Prussia appoints Otto von Bismarck as prime minister. The two had similar conservative policies, so they worked together very well. -
Blood and Iron speech
Bismarck responds to Forckenbeck's lengthy arguments about appropriation rights of the constitution and the people's wish for a shortened military service. -
Bismarck declares war on Denmark
Prussia and Austria declared war on Denmark. It was an easy win for the strong countries. -
Bismarck declares war on Austria
Bismarck declarecd war. This war is also know as the 7 weeks war. -
Bismarck becomes chancellor
The office was created in the North German Confederation in 1867, when Otto von Bismarck became the first Chancellor. With the Unification of Germany in 1871, the Confederation evolved into a German nation-state and the office became known as the Chancellor of Germany. -
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Franco Prussian war
The conflict emerged from tensions regarding the German unification. A war against France was deemed necessary to unite the North German Confederation and the independent southern German states, while France was preoccupied by the emergence of a powerful Prussia. -
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Population growth 1871-1914
The population in Germany went from 41 million in 1871 to 68 million in 1914 -
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Kulturekampf
refers to German policies in relation to secularity and reducing the role and power of the Roman Catholic Church in Prussia, enacted from 1871 to 1878 by the Prime Minister of Prussia, Otto von Bismarck. -
William I of Prussia becomes Emperor
King William I of Prussia was crowned as the German Emperor. He was the first one, and he lead the country alongside Otto von Bismarck until his death. -
Second Reich is created
The German Empire was officially formed, becoming the Second Reich. Following its inception, it experienced several years of dominance on the European stage, both militarily and commercially. -
Constitution drafted by Bismarck
Bismarck's constitution made a two-house legislature of the Bundesrat and Reichstag. The Bundesrat could veto any decisions made, so they really held all the power. -
Constitution drafted by Bismarck
The constitution was effectively a treaty between the North German Confederation and four southern German states adding those states as members of the confederation and giving the enlarged entity a new identity. -
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Campaign against the Socialists
"Law against the public danger of Social Democratic endeavours were a series of acts, the first of which was passed on October 19, 1878 by the German Reichstag lasting till March 31, 1881 -
Bismarck resigns
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William II becomes Kaiser
Under the leadership of William and his Minister President Otto von Bismarck, Prussia achieved the unification of Germany and the establishment of the German Empire.
