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makes important changes in german speaking territories.
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the economic union between german states is created by Prussia.
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The Frankfurt Parliament passed this document, declaring German political unity.
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rejects the throne offered by "the people."
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made chancellor by William I.
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Bismarck gives his famous "Blood and Iron" speech.
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Bismark forms an alliance between Austria and Prussia.
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Bismarck invents an excuse to attack Austria. Prussia wins.
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Prussia wins this decisive battle against
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Peace treaty ending the Austro-Prussian war, signed in Prague.
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France, worried over Prussian victory over Austria and furious over edited telegram, goes to war with Prussia. Prussia wins.
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Major battle in the Franco-Prussian war that ended in the favor of Prussia. This battle ended with the capture of Napolean III.
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William I excepts the title of Kaiser.
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signed, ending the Franco-Prussian war.
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The mark replaces the thaler, gulden, and schilling as the primary currency of unified Germany.
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Bismark launches the battle for civilization by enacting laws that limited the power of the church and allowing the government to oversee many church functions.
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Bismark passed a bill that created a right to health insurance for workers.
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succeeds his grandfather as kaiser.
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Bismark creates a bill to give a pension to workers over the age of 65. The life expectantcy at the time the bill was created was 45.
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by William II.
