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Liberal Revolution
It was a fail, however, because of it constitutional monarchy was created -
Peace Treaty of Westphalia
the Holy Roman Empire was divided into more than 300 states -
German Confederation
It was formed at the Congress of Vienna, replacing the Holy Roman Empire. -
Balance of Power Shifts
Balance of power established with Five Great Powers. -
Zollverein
Zollverein was created. It was a coalition German states (customs union) that removed tariffs on products traded
between German states and managed the economic policies within the territories. -
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Otto Von Bismarck
He was the prime minister of Prussia -
Danish war
It is also known as Dano-Prussian war/ Prusso-Danish war. They fought over Schleswig-Holstein question (Holstein population was German and Schleswig was the mixture of Germans and Danes. -
Austro-Prussian war
Also known as 7 weeks war. Bismarck prepared for a conflict with Austria, forming alliance with Italy, linking this conflict to the Third Independence War of Italian unification. Prussia had privileges, because of better army and privileges. -
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Building the modern German nation-state.
German did not exist until 1871, it was a culture nation. -
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Prussian-French War
Bismarck refused to give up territories to France and as the historians say he provoked the French into declaring war on Prussia in order to induce four independent southern German states. France declared war on Prussia in June 1870. -
Changes by 1871
At the end Germany and Britain were the most powerful obnes. In 1866, most mid-sized German states had opposed Prussia, but by 1870 these states had been coerced and coaxed into mutually protective alliances with Prussia.