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German Confederation
German states loosley group to form a confederation of 39 German states. -
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Zollverien
Prussia and the Northern German states set up the Zollverien. The Zollverein excluded Austria and the Southern German states from the Economic Union that the treaty provided. -
Constitutional Convention
Berlin rioters forced the constitutional convention to write a constitution that was more liberal for the kingdom. -
Revolution of 1848
Prussian army took control of Berlin, but were defeated by the rest of the states and the king resumed absolute control again. Prussia and Austria agreed to restore the German Confederation again in 1850 -
Austria challenged by Prussia
Prussia challenged the power of Austria, which weakend the unification of the German states. -
Bismark
King WIliam appointed Otto von Bismark as the Chancellor of Prussia. Chancellor was given control fo Prussian army and didn't have a budget. Disobeyed the Parliment of Germany. -
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War with Denmark
Prussian and Austrian forces went to war against Denmark in order to gain to border provinces. Austria and Prussia fought over Denmark control, splitting the confederation in half. -
Prussia Expands
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Austrian-Prussian War
Austria and Prussia fought over dominance in the German Conferderation. War lasted seven weeks and resulted in victory for the Prussians. Prussia became the leading state in Germany, and also set up the North German Confederation and annexed the German states that had sided with Austria. -
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Franco-Prussian War
Prussia went to war against France. France wanted compensation for staying neutral in the Austro-Prussian War. Frustrated by the Prussian canidate for the Spanish throne, the French declared war on Prussia. French emperor was captured and removed from power. -
King WIlliam declared as Emperor of Germany
King William was declared the emperor of Germany. Bismark remained Chancellor until his resignation in 1890.