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German Unification
The time when Germany became unified into a political and administrative nation after Otto von Bismark pushed this nation of Germany through blood, iron, and skillful understanding. -
Speech to Frankfurt assembly
Johann Gustav Droysen gave a speech to the Frankfurt assembly about the positive and negative effects of who to join forces with the Prussians or the Austrians. -
Proclamation of 1849
Friedrich Wilhelm IV the king of Prussia doesn't want to accept the crown of the German National assembly because the assembly doesn't have the right without consent of the German government and because they offered him the crown with the condition of him accepting a constitution. -
Letter to Minister von Manteuffel
Otto von Bismarck wrote a letter to Minister von Manteuffel about how Germany is too small for both Prussia and Austria and that Austria is the only country that they can permanently gain or lose. -
Field Marshall Helmuth von Moltke
The war of 1866 broke out between Prussia and Austria and Field Marshall Helmuth von Moltke wrote about the events that occurred during the war. -
Otto Von Bismark
Talks about how Prussia didn't want to wound Austria too badly because they wanted to keep the idea of possibly becoming friends again and working together sometime in the future. -
The Imperial Proclamation
The German princes and free cities called for the creation of the new German imperial office after 60 years of it not being existent. Prussian king decided to declare the imperial title in all relations to the German empire.