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Napoleon invades German lands
He got rid of Holy Roman Empire. Then Prussia tried fighting back, but was defeated. -
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Congress of Vienna
It was a conference between European state ambassadors. They tried solving the problems that Napoleon caused. They tried fixing the French Revolution, Napoleonic Wars and the end to the Holy Roman Empire. -
Otto Von Bismarck birth
He was a statesman for Europe who dominated German affairs. He was born in Germany. -
Bismarck becomes chancellor
He became chancellor during 1817. He was in office until 1890. -
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Zollverein
Also known as German Customs Union. It was meant to help the economy problems within the German terretories. Prussia was the main leader in this event. -
Frederick William IV is offered the Throne
His father died during 1840. Then he became the King of Prussia. -
Frankfurt Assembly demands unity
It was the first parliment of Germany. They created a consititution that gave liberal and democratic rights. This also benefited the nationalists movement -
William I of Prussia becomes Emperor
He began his reign during 1861. It ended during 1888. -
Blood and Iron speech
Bismarck gave the speech. It was about unifying Germany. -
Bismarck declares war on Denmark
Bismarck joined forces with Austria ans declared war. They easily defeated Denmark. -
House of Krupp
It began in 1865. It was a wealthy iron making business run single men. -
Bismarck declares war on Austria
This led to the unification of the Northern Germanic states. But this left out Prussia. -
Constitution drafted by Bismarck
Bismarck essentially wrote the first version. It was influenced a lot by liberals. -
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Franco Prussian war
The Second French Empire went against The Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia had many allies from the German states. Germany (Prussia) ended up winning. -
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Campaign against the church (Kulturekampf)
It refers to secularity policies in Germany. It was Bismarck's way of decreasing the power of the Roman Catholic church in Prussia. Bismarck got the people, including Protestants and liberals to turn away from the church and agreee with him. -
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Economic develoment
During the population growth there was also an increasing economic development. With more people there were more jobs getting done. They were doing better in industrial production and trade. -
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Population growth 1871-1914
The average growth of population was around 65.3 million. This resulted in a growtth economically as well. The percentages grew every year. -
Second Reich is created
This is the start to the German Empire. This is really when Germany begins to unify -
Bismarck becomes prime minister
He become the prime minister of Prussia during 1873. He was in office until 1890. -
Campaign against the Socialists
Series of acts in Germany began to try and get rid of socialist ideas. The government didn't want the democratic, socialist ideas spreading and causing revolution, Bismarck was also against it. -
William II becomes Kaiser
He had become emperor of Germany and King of Prussia. He made decisions without consoulting ministers which resulted in him losing his power. -
Bismarck
Bismarck resigned after William II became kaiser. William II forced Bismarck to resign after many years of power in Germany.
