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Battle of Austerlitz
Austrian army was defeat against Napoleon -
States of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire had two main states: Austria and Prussia -
Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
German Empire was divided into 39 states -
Congress of Vienna
It punished France and balanced power which led to the german confederation -
Zollverein
It was an advanced organisation which remove tariffs and increased Prussia influence -
Customs union of german-speaking
Prussia organised a custom union of german speaking states but Austria was not a member -
Parliament of Frankfurt
A parliament met in Frankfurt and offered the crown of germany to the king of Prussia but the king refused because he was hostile to the liberals. -
Crimean War
Russia support ended when austria refused to help Russia in the Crimean war against Britain. -
Whilhelm abdicated to his brother
Wilhelm died and his brother Wilhelm I succeded him -
Wilhelm I
Wilhelm I, King of Prussia and his prime minister Bismark, achived the unification of Germany through a military action -
Shleswig and Holstein
Denmark declared that these were danish territories, but these territories were from the German Confederation so they declare him the war -
Austro-Prussian War
Austria and Prussia fought against each other. These War ended un the Battle of Königgrätz in which Prussia won and then formed the North German Confederation -
The Franco-Prussian War
Emperor Napoleón III wanted the North of Germany but he lost the war in the Battle of Sedan -
Declaration of the Second German empire
German leaders declare the creation of the second German empire in Versailles -
The dead of Wilhelm I
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Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
He was assesinated by a Serbian nacionalist which led the Firt World War -
Wilhelm abdication
He abdicated and a republic was declared which accepted the conditions of the treaty of Versailles