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Unification of Germany

  • Battle of Austerlitz

    Battle of Austerlitz
    Austrian army was defeat against Napoleon
  • States of the Holy Roman Empire

    States of the Holy Roman Empire
    Holy Roman Empire had two main states: Austria and Prussia
  • Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire

    Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
    German Empire was divided into 39 states
  • Congress of Vienna

    Congress of Vienna
    It punished France and balanced power which led to the german confederation
  • Zollverein

    Zollverein
    It was an advanced organisation which remove tariffs and increased Prussia influence
  • Customs union of german-speaking

    Customs union of german-speaking
    Prussia organised a custom union of german speaking states but Austria was not a member
  • Parliament of Frankfurt

    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

    Crimean War
    Russia support ended when austria refused to help Russia in the Crimean war against Britain.
  • Whilhelm abdicated to his brother

    Whilhelm abdicated to his brother
    Wilhelm died and his brother Wilhelm I succeded him
  • Wilhelm I

    Wilhelm I
    Wilhelm I, King of Prussia and his prime minister Bismark, achived the unification of Germany through a military action
  • Shleswig and Holstein

    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

    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

    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

    Declaration of the Second German empire
    German leaders declare the creation of the second German empire in Versailles
  • The dead of Wilhelm I

    The dead of Wilhelm I
  • Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    He was assesinated by a Serbian nacionalist which led the Firt World War
  • Wilhelm abdication

    Wilhelm abdication
    He abdicated and a republic was declared which accepted the conditions of the treaty of Versailles