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Clemens von Metternich said that a United Germany would require them to dismantle the governments of the states. The congress decided to make the German Confederation lead by Austria.
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King William I made Otto von Bismark the Prime Minister of Prussia.
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Bismark made an alliance with Austria and went to war seizing Denmark. Prussia and Austria split the land that was gained.
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Prussia went to war with their once alliances, Austria. Prussia was victorious and proceeded to take control of many other German states.
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Prussia went to war with France in the Franco-Prussian war. The Prussians won proving Germany was the most dominate nation in Europe.
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King William I of Prussia was givin the title of Kaiser and the 2nd Reich began. German princes declared the new German empire at Versailles.
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Bismark passed laws that made life hard on Catholics to try and ensure loyalty to the state.
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Bismark was now William I's Chancellor and was now known as The Iron Chancellor because of his militarism tactics of using "iron and blood" to make Germany stronger.
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The Catholic people still stood by the church strongly so Bismark was forced to drop the laws and make peace with the Pope.
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Kaiser William I dies leaving his grandson to become Kaiser .
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William II becomes Kaiser after his grandfathers death. William II also believes in militarism.
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William II asked Bismark to resign. He believed his power came from God and no longer wanted to be in Bismark's shadow.