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  A collection of smaller states that were linked as the German Confederation
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  This was the first freely elected parliament in Germany.
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  Prussian army takes control of Berlin, and the king dissolved the Frankfurt parliment
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  The parliment refused money to Wilhelm but he was supported by junkers from Prussia.
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  He sattes he will not use a legal budget.
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  The Danish signed a document with King Christian of Denmark formally joining Schleswig Holstein into the Danish Kingdom.
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  Bismark sturred up border conflicts with Austria over Schleswig and Holstien. Tension provocted Austria to declaring war on Prussia.
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  France declared war on Prussia for deception and it ended in Prussia winning.
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  Wilhelm went in during the Franco -Prussian War and he was crowned kaiser.