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Creation Of The German Confederation
Weak alliance created between Austria, Russia, Britain, and Prussia. To created a united German state, Metternich pointed out that they needed to dismantle separate German government and unite it into one. It was headed by Austria. -
Otto van Bismarck becomes prime minister
King William l made Bismarck the prime minister of Prussia. Then within a decade, he became a chancellor. To keep German states unifies, he used his policy of "blood and iron". -
War with Denmark
In 1864, Prussia and Austria made an alliance. They seized the provinces of Schleswig and Holstein. Austria and Prussia liberated the provinces. -
Austro-Prussian War
Bismarck invented an excuse to attack Austria. For 7 weeks, Autria and Prussia battled it out. Prussia eventually came out victorious in the end. -
Franco-Prussian War
The Prussian victory in the Austro-Prussian War, angered Napoleon lll. Rising tensions between the two rivals caused war. Germany used France's previous horrors to fuel German nationalism. a superior Prussian force backed by German soldiers, completely squished France. -
The "birth" of the Second German Empire
Delighted over French victory, Northern and Southern German princes persuaded William l to become the emperor and Germans celebrated the second German empire. Bismarck drafted a constitution and set up a two-house legislature.
