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Congress of Vienna
A conference of European ambassadors. Objective was to provide longeterm peace for Europe. -
Otto Von Bismarck's birth
Otto Von Bismacrk was born in Schönhausen, Germany. He was bron into nobility. -
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Zollverein
Economic union created by Prussia. Created to dissolve tariff barriers between German states -
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Frankfurt assmebly demands unity
The first freely elected parliament for all of Germany. Held in Paulskirche at Frankfurt. -
Frederick William IV is offered the throne
King of Prussia. In 1849 he rejected the title of the German emperor. Offered to him by the Frankfurt parliament. -
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Campaign against Kulturkampf.
Liberals considered catholics the enemy of the mdoern German nation.A campaign against the Catholic Church conducted through the law. -
Blood and Iron speech
Title of the speech given by Bismarck. Given in 1862 about the unification of German territories. Sept 1st 1862. -
Bismarck declares war on Denmark
The war against Denmark also known as the Second Schleswig War,took place in Schleswig / Jutland. The Second Schleswig War was teh second military conflict as a result of the Schleswig Holstein Question. -
Bismarck declares war on Austria
Also known as teh Austro-Prussian war. War between Austria adn Prussia lasted just 7 weeks, Prussia taking the victory. Fighting over Hosltein and other German states. -
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Franco Prussian War
War between France and Prussia. Bismarck tricks Napoleon III into declaring war on Prussia. -
Second Reich is created
German nationalists celebrated the birth of the Second Reich which literally means second empire. Heir to the Holy Roman Empire which was dissolved by Napoleon in 1808. -
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Population growth 1871-1914
In 1871, German states had a population of 41 million. By 1914 it had increased 68 million. -
Wiliiam I of Prussia becomes emperor
He ws the king of Prussia. He became emperor of Germany. As well as first head of state of a united Germany. -
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Constitution drafted by Bismarck
The Constitution of the German Empire was the basic law of the German Empire. German historians often refer to it as Bismarck's imperial constitution. -
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Bismarck becomes chancellor
In 1871, Bismarck became the chancellor of The German Empire.The German chancellor succeeded in getting the Russians to presserve tehir peace. He was chancellor for nineteen years. -
Campaign against the Socialists
The anti-socialists laws were a series of acts passed on were a series of acts. -
William II becomes kaiser
Wilhelm II or William II was the last German kaiser of emperor. -
Economic Development
In 1800, Germany's social structure was poorly suited to economic development. The beginning stage of economic development came along with the railroad revolution. -
Bismarck resigns
He wrote a letter of Resignation.
