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Bismarck was appointed prime minister and foriegn Prussia by Kaiser Wilhelim the 1st
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The first thing Bismarck wan't to do was oust Austria as the prime influence on german states, he decided to do so by inflecting war over territory
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first, he needed to engineer a credible reason for war. Thus, in 1870, Bismarck attempted to place a Hohenzollern prince on the throne in Spain
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July 14th 1870: Bismarck released a doctored version of a telegram ostensibly from the Kaiser to Bismarck.
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On the 19th of July Napoleon the third respond to civil revolt by declaring war on prussia.
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On the 23 of july Napoleon responded to civil revolt by declaring war on Prussia
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◊ Prussian forces laid siege to Parris between September 1870 and January 1871
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Bismarck, in 1887, agreed to a so-called Reinsurance Treaty with Russia,
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At this time britain was the greatest power of all.
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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is the final event that "verified" the begining of the first World War.
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Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on the 28th of july.
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Honouring a milatary agreement with Britain Japan declared war on Germany on the 23 of August, but this resulted in Austria-Hungary declaring war on germany.
