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Period: to
German Confederation
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Berlin rioters force a constitutional convention to write up a liberal constitution
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Period: to
Wilhelm I's reign
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Prussia and Austria join together and wage war against Denmark
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Period: to
Austro-Prussian War declared over border conflicts. Prussia humiliated Austria.
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French declare war on Prussia over Bismarck's deception
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Prussian army surrounds the main French force at Sedan
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King William I of Prussia proclaimed Emperor of Germany
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King Wilhelm I of Prussia was crowned kaiser at the captured French palace of Versailles
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Period: to
Otto von Bismarck's reign as 1st chancellor of Germany