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Creation of German Confederation
The Congress of Vienna created the German Confederation in 1815 to get rid of the Holy Roman empire. This is a postive thing because the Holy Roman empire had strict laws on the people of the German states. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/230682/German-Confederation -
Creation of the Zollverein
The Zollverein was created as a customs union for many German States. The biggest impact it had was an abolishment of tariffs. This was both postive because it created free trade throughout the German states. http://www.preservearticles.com/2012030124219/what-is-zollverein-why-was-it-formed.html -
Otto von Bismarck
He was the chancellor of Prussia. He helped create the German Empire. He also made Prussia have a powerful army. He was a positive impact because he helped the formation of the German Empire which was a major influence in Europe. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/bismarck_otto_von.shtml -
Danish War
Schleswig and Holstein were up for grabs. Austria and Prussia joined together to take the land for their own. This was a positive because it made Austria and Prussia work together before Prussia took over their reign. -
Seven Weeks War
The Seven Weeks War was between Austria and Prussia. It was at first fought over to decided the duchies of the Danish, but ended up ending being about who would control the German Confederation. This is a negative effect because it caused division of the German states and many deaths. http://www.fofweb.com/History/HistRefMain.asp?iPin=AH0147&SID=2&DatabaseName=Modern+World+History+Online&InputText="Seven+Weeks+War"&SearchStyle=&dTitle=Seven+Weeks'+War&TabRecordType=All+Records&BioCountPass -
North German Confederation
North German Confederation was created by Bismarck and made Prussia the most powerful German state. The southern states did not join this. This was a negative affect because it was not all of the states unified. -
Franco Prussian War
This war was between France and Germany. It was used to unify the south states to the rest of Germany. This was a positive and negative for the unification process. It was positive because it helped unify the states to the rest, but it was also negative because some of the people had to die in the process. http://history-world.org/franco_prussian_war.htm -
Creation of the Kultufkampf
The Kultufkampf was a group the Bismarck created to make laws against the Catholics. This was a negative impact because it turned people away from agreeing with him. http://www.zum.de/psm/imperialismus/bismarck3e.php -
Creation of Health Insurance
Bismarck created health insurance for workers. He did this through giving the people what they want, which in that time was socialism. This is a postive effect because this made people agree with what Bismarck was doing for Germany -
Bismarck's resign
Bismarck was forced to resign by William II because William II thought that Bismarck had too much power. This was a positive thing because William was able to do the things that he thought was needed for their government. http://www.h-net.org/~german/gtext/kaiserreich/dismiss.html
