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Napoleon Invades German Lands
Napoleon annexed the land along the Rhine River. He also dissolved the Holy Roman Empire. In 1812 he stopped his attacks. -
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Congress of Vienn
In 1814 a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September 1814 to June 1815. Their goal was to alter European policy and territory to eliminate there being one great power. This would prevent Germany from ruling the world. -
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Krupp
The Krupp family was a German dynasty of industrialists. The family made steel tools. -
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Zollverein
Zollverein was a German Customs Union created by Prussia. It was formed to manage tariffs and economic policies within their territories. Tariffs is the tax on traded goods that makes them more expensive. -
The Frankfurt assembly
The Frankfurt assembly gathered and demanded german political To get this the offered the throne to Fredrick Williams IV of Prussia. -
William IV offered throne
Fredrick Williams IV of Prussia was offered the throne. He was offered it if he could bring the Frankfurt assembly political freedom. -
Blood and Iron Speech
Bismarck gave a speech to convince the legislator to vote for more money to build the army. The legislators then opposed. -
War on Denmark
In 1864, Prussia and Austria teamed up and declared war on Denmark. Bismarck wanted to gain the German-speaking territories of Schleswig-Holstein. -
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War on Austria
Bismarck provoked Emperor Franz-Josef into starting the austro -prussian war. This war lasted 7 weeks. This war ended in a swift defeat for the aging Austrian empire -
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War with France
Conflict between France and Prussia that signaled the rise of German military power and imperialism. France was alarmed by Bismarck's territorial ambitions. A lose by the France to the German states under the leadership of Prussia. -
Constitution
Constitution Drafted by Bismarck Jan 31 1871. The constitution was effectively a treaty. -
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Second Reich
Created by Bismarck to act as possible barrier to radical legislation. This was the sign of the unification German state established. -
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Population
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campaign against the church
Bismarck led a revolt against the church because he thought that if you were involved in the church you didn't put the needs of the people before yourself. Getting rid of the church would allow him to practice realpolitiks. -
campaign against the church
Bismarck led a revolt against the church because he thought that if you were involved in the church you didn't put the needs of the people before yourself. Getting rid of the church would allow him to practice realpolitiks. -
bismarck's campaign against the socialist
Bismarck created laws that said that people must be described as a agitator and socialists have their own newspaper. -
William II Kaiser
Crowned in 1888. Supported some of the causes of the first world war. -
Bismarck Resignes
German emperor forced Bismarck to resign. He then became terminally ill and died. -
Economic development
Skilled work force and the abundance of natural resources helped with economic development. -
Bismarck named Chancellor
Bismarck became known as the Iron Chancellor and ruled Germany from 1862 to 1890. During his rule, Bismarck initiated decisive wars with Denmark, Austria and France to unite 39 independent German states under Prussian leadership.
