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The Congress of Vienna begins.
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The Congress of Vienna ends.
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The Frankfurt Assemby is held.
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King William I makes Bismarch the chancellor.
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Bismarck's 'Blood and Iron' Speech
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The Danish War begins.
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The Danish War ends.
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The Austro-Prussian War begins.
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The Austro-Prussian War ends.
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The Franco-Prussian War begins.
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August Thyssen builds a small steel factory that he turns into an empire.
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The House of Krupp increases in size.
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William I of Prussia becomes the first kaiser.
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Germany becomes a united nation.
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The Second Reich begins.
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Bismarch sets up the two-house legislature and the Reichstage.
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The Franco-Prussian War ends.
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William II becomes kaiser.
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Bismarck is forced to resign.
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Population radically increases.