Unification of Germany

  • Peace Treaty of Westphalia

    Peace Treaty of Westphalia
    This ended the Thirty Years' War. This brought peace to the Holy Roman Empire and it divided it into more than 300 states.
  • German Confederation

    Formed in 1815 at the congress of Vienna, replacing the Holy Roman Empire.
  • Zollverein

    Zollverein
    German Custom Union was a collation of German states formed to manage tariffs and economic policies.
  • Otto von Bismark

    Otto von Bismark
    He was the Prime minister of Prussia. He was a strong leader and he led the German Confederation to unify.
  • Danish War

    Prussia got Schleswig and captures Holstein.
  • Austro- Prussian war

    Northern German states united with Prussian to form the North German Confederation which was led by Prussia.
  • Prussian- French War

    Prussian- French War
    The North German Confederation gained the southern states from France. It united all of the german states.
  • Culture nation

    Germany as a nation-state did not exist until 1871
  • Formation of German Empire

    Formation of German Empire
    The German Empire was formed.