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The Congress of Vienna created the German Confederation, made up of states ruled by Austrian Hapsburgs.
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Nationalsist Revolts started calling for a unified nation.
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King Victor Emmanuel II appointed Count Camillo Cavour as his prime minister.
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Count Camillo Cavour formed a secret allience with France.
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Camillo Cavour provoked a war with Austria and with Framve's help they defeated Austria.
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Victor Emanuel II was crowned king.
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King William I of Prussia made Otto von Bismarck Prime Minister.
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Bismarck built up the Prissian army and made an allience with Austria.
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Austria and Prussia invaded Denmark and in only 3 weeks they split Schleswig & Holstein.
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Bismarck turned around and attacked Austria and sfter 7 weeks they Bismark won and took Holstein and parts of Northern Austria.
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Bismarck provoked a war with France to prove that he was the strongest country in Europe.
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Germany was officially united as the 2nd Reich after the 1st Reich, the Holy Roman Empire.
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Bismarck stared political war on the Catholic Church.
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Kaiser William I appointed Bismarck as his chancellor.
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Bismarck failed, Catholics stood behind the church, forcign Bismarck to make peace with the pope.
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Kaiser William I dies.
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William II, grandson of William I becomes Kaiser.
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William II asked Bismarck to resign.