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Napolean invades German Lands
This war is the Battle of the Three Emperors and this lasted 9 hours. The treaty of Pressburg was later signed by France and Austria. -
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House of Krupp
The House of Krupp is a 400 year old German dynasty. This dynasty is so important because there was great use of slavery, steel production, and the making of weapons. In the 20th century, Friedrich Krupp AG was the biggest company throughout all of Europe. -
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Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference that provided peace in Europe by solving the problems from Napoleonic Wars and the French Revolution. They wanted to equally balance power in different areas. -
Otto Von Bismarck birth
Otto Von Bismarck was a conservative Prussian man that overcame German and European business and created a series of wars unifying the German states. He had a dominating and aggressive personality. -
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Population Growth
Germany's population was 41 million in 1871 and ended up raising to 49.7 million in 1891. It then increased to 65.3 million by 1911. There were high birth rates and low death rates so the population went up. -
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Zollverein
The Zollverein was a group of German states that came together to control economic policies. Prussia was the main influence in creating the union. Austria wsa not part of the Zollverein due to the fact that their prince did not agree and their factories are well protected. -
Frederick William IV is offered the Throne
Frederick William IV was a conservative that reigned as king of Prussia. He sparked the Revolution of 1848 and later died from a stroke. -
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Frankfurt Assembly demands unity
The Frankfurt Assembly produced the Frankfurt Constitution consisting of basic rights and liberal movements. The consitution offered the ideas of a monarchy with a kaiser as king. Friedrich Wilhem IV turned down the constitution and it later became the influence for other constitutions in the future. -
William I of Prussia becomes Emperor
William I of Prussia helped Prussia accomplish unifying Germany. He had anti-Catholicism, but he was described as a polite man. -
Blood and Iron speech
The Blood and Iron speech was written by Otto von Bismark about unifying Germany and has a well known quote incorporated in the speech towards the end. -
Constitution drafted by Bismarck
The North German Constitution existed from 1867 to 1871. It was written by Otto von Bismarck. -
Bismarck declares war on Denmark
Bismarck wantedto defeat Denmark to unify Germany. Bismarck did not want Denmark to have any help fighting. -
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Franco Prussian War
This war was between Prussia and the Second French Empire. Both places wanted power over the southern states of Germany. Prussia ended up coming out with the victory to unify Germany. -
Second Reich is created
Otto von Bismarck planned three wars that fought against Denmarck, Austria, and the French Empire. Prussia ended up with the victory and the Second Reich led to the Third Reich. -
Bismarck becomes chancellor
Otto von Bismarck was chosen as the Chancellor of the German Empire and he was a very rich landowner. He had control over foreign and domestic policies. -
Bismark declares war on Austria
Bismarck wanted to expel Austria from the German Confederation. Bismarck blamed Austria of disobeying the Gastein treaty. -
Economic Development
Economic developed was encouraged in Germany by the government. They thought eceonomic development would help with power in the military and it would create a more stable place. The intentions were positive and not negative. -
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Campaign against the Church (Kulturekampf)
The purpose of this campaign is to get Catholic people to obey the state rather than the church. Bismarck created a law where he could watch over the learning of Catholics. There were many other laws too that gave Bismarck the advantage to get Catholics to be faithful to him. -
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Campaign against Socialists
There were many people that tried to make anti-socialist laws. They failed several times, but when the law did get passed it was extended many times. There was a Social Democratic Party and it began to grow in interest to others. -
William II becomes Kaiser
William I died and William II became kaiser. He did not seek war and was exiled in the Netherlands and died when he was 82. -
Bismarck resigns
Bismarck wrote a letter of resignation because of Wilhem disrupting the domestic and foreign policies. This letter was published later after he died.
