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Ottoman Empire
the Ottomans granted equal citizenship to all the people under their rule -
Bimarc Prime Minister
Wilhelm I of Prussia appointed Otto von Bismarck prime minister. -
Austrian War
Bismarck led sucessful war against Austria -
Bismarck takes more states
Bismarck takes three more states and frees the city of Frankfurt -
The Final Step
Bismarck decided to go to war with France, believing that the other German states would come to Prussia’s aid -
A New Leader
Wilhelm I of Prussia was officially crowned emperor of Germany. In a final insult to the French, the Germans held the ceremony in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.