German Unification

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    Napoleon invades German lands

    there was a series of wars between napoleon and german lands
    In invasion of russia in 1812 napoleon was defeated in 1814
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    congress of vienna

    the objective was to confirm a long-term peace for europe
    The goal was to restore our boundaries
  • Otto von bismarcks birth

    Otto von bismarcks  birth
    He was born Schönhausen, Germany
    he was a conservative prussian
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    Zollverien

    they were formed to manage tarrifs
    the zollverien formally came into existence January 1st
  • Frederick William IV is offered the Throne

    Frederick William IV is offered the Throne
    He rejects the throne
    He was resigned as king of prussia
  • Blood and Iron speech

    Blood and Iron speech
    its the title of a speech from a german chancellor
    The speech has become widely known
  • Bismarck declares war on Denmarck

    Bismarck declares war on Denmarck
    German allies are on one side
    With his other german on the other side
  • Bismarck declares war on Austria

    Bismarck declares war on Austria
    They were rapidly industrializing
    they were urban and middle class
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    House of Krupp

    Krupp is a 400year-old german dynasty. House of Krupp is in the 20th century.
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    Franco Prussian War

    Was a conflict between the second french empire and german states
    Napoleon the 2nd assured him that france would win
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    Population growth

    There was alot of birth deaths in germany. the birthrate by the end of 1914 was 26.8 of live births.
  • William I of Prussia becomes Emperor

    William I of Prussia becomes Emperor
    Hes also known as Wilhelm
    He was the king of prussia
  • Second Reich is created

    Second Reich is created
    39 states known as the german confederation
    largest gerrman states were Prussia and the austrohungarian
  • Constitution drafted by Bismarck

    Constitution drafted by Bismarck
    the constitution was signed by william
    the empire was officially defined as a confederation of the member states
  • Bismarck becomes chancellor

    Bismarck becomes chancellor
    Bismarck distruted democracy
    Bismarck had an extremely aggressive personality
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    campaign Against the church

    there was a prussian war
    they made catholics feel pursecuted
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    cmapaign against the socialists

    There was a social demacratic party
    There wasa series of acts passed on
  • Franksfurt Assembly Demand Unity

    Franksfurt Assembly Demand Unity
    Its existence was part of the march Revolution
    This was the result of napoleonic wars
  • Bismarck Resigns

    Bismarck Resigns
    WilliamII Emperor of germany dismissed chancellor.
    Bismark was singly responsible for the unification of germany
  • WilliamII becomes Kaiser

    WilliamII becomes Kaiser
    WilliamII was born in Janauary 27th, 1859. WilliamII died on June 4th,1941
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    Economic Development

    They had skilled workers in that time
    They some good standards at that time