German Unification timeline

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    Napoleon invades German lands

    This lasted 12 years, 6 months, and 2 days. The location of this was in Europe, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, Río de la Plata, French Guiana, West Indies, Indian Ocean, North America, South Caucasus. Napoleon invaded all of these lands with his army.
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    House of krupp

    this was a famous place for there steel production. also there manufacturing. Still running now. infamouse for slaves in world war II
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    Congress of vienna

    The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich. The main goal was to resize the main powers to balence each other and remain at peace. the leaders used little republication and change.
  • otto von bismarck birth

    otto von bismarck birth
    bismarcks nationality was german. he lived until july 30 1898. He was 83 when he died. He was a prussian statesman
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    Zollverein

    The Zollverein was an economic union, it dismantled tariff barriers between many of the german states. This lasted 84 years.
  • Frederick willian IV is offered the throne

    Frederick willian IV is offered the throne
    fredderick was in throne untile the second of january 1861. He was the king of prussia.
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    Frankfurt assembly demands unity

    This fulfilled the main demands of the liberal and nationalist movements. this took place in the Paulskirche at Frankfurt am Main. This event only lasted a year but it was very important
  • William I of prussia becomes emperor

    William I of prussia becomes emperor
    was first of the head state ofunited germany. was under the leadership of bismarck. was also the king of prussia
  • Blood and iron speech

    Blood and iron speech
    THis speech was about the blood of the people dieng and the iron was the weapons. This is talking about war. This was by bismarck
  • Constitution drafted by bismarck

    Constitution drafted by bismarck
    This was the basic law of the German Empire. can also be refered to Bismarck's imperial constitution.
  • Bismarck declears war on denmarck

    Bismarck declears war on denmarck
    Austro prussian war . lasted 2 months and 9 days. prussian and italian victory.
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    Franco Prussian war

    The result of this war was that the germans had won. this was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the German states. Bismarck was involved in this as the Prussian chancellor
  • Second reich is created

    Second reich is created
    The second reich is considered heir to the holy Roman empire founded by the king otto the great. Abolished by napoleon I
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    Population growth 1871-1914

    The populatio nin 1871 was 41 million. in 1914 it was 67 million. in creased by 26 million
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    caimpain against the church (kulturekampf)

    This was reducing the role and power of the Roman Catholic Church in Prussia. enacted by bismarck. The turm Kulturekapmf means culture struggle.
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    Bismarck becomes chancellor

    he was the 1st chancellor of germany. this got succeded by leo von caprivi. his monarch was wilhelm I
  • bismarck decleares war on austria

    bismarck decleares war on austria
    also part of austro prussian war. Victory for bismarck
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    Bismarck becomes prime minister

    He ruled for 17 years. Bismarck was a great leader. He defeated his arch enemy france while being prime minister.
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    caimpain against the socialists

    The Anti-Socialist Law of 1878 was perhaps the most important repressive law of Bismarck’s chancellorship. Nevertheless, between 1878 and the law’s lapse on September 30, 1890, about 1,500 people were sentenced to more than 800 years’ imprisonment.
  • William II becomes Kaiser

    William II becomes Kaiser
    was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia.Crowned in 1888, he dismissed the Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck.
  • BIsmarck resigns

    BIsmarck resigns
    He leaves the job of being king and ruler. due to william II