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1871 BCE
"The Imperial Proclamation"
Chancellor Bismark, Shortly after Defeating France, Proclaims the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors -
Speech to the Frankfurt Assembly
Spoken by Johann Gustav Droysen, he contrasts both Prussia and Austria -
Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia, Rejects the Crown
When Offered the Clown, he Rejects it, since it didn't have any consent from the German Governments, and he didn't believe in the Constitution he would have to enforce -
Bismark's "Letter to Minister von Manteuffel"
Bismark states that the only way unite Germany in the end would be through war, ''Iron and Blood", and that they wouldn't and shouldn't be able to Prevent it -
Austria-Prussia War
To Declare dominance over Germany, Austria and Prussia went to War, and in 7 short weeks, Prussia Dominated, excluding Austria from Germany.