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Treaty of Westphalia
The HRE was divided into 300+ nation -
Five Great Powers
Balance of power established with Five Great Powers -
German Confederation
Formed in 1815 at the Congress of Vienna replacing the Holy Roman Empire. -
Tariff union
Zollverein created it. Customs union that removed tariffs or products traded between German states. -
Liberal revolution
Failed but created constitutional monarchy -
Period: to
Otto von Bismarck
Prussian Prime Minister -
Danish War
Holstein population was German Schlesvig mixture of German and Dans.
Prussia and Austria vs Denmark -
Astro - Prussian War
Also known as Seven Weeks War. Northern German states united with Prussia -> North German Confederation -
France declared war on Prussia
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Period: to
Prussian - French War
Bismark refused to give up trerritories to France. King William responded to telegram from French insult. -
Culture nation
Many German states existed till 1871 -
Changes
Britain and Germany were most powerful. Austria, Russia and Italy were far behind, France in the middle.