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Napoleon annexed German lands along the Rhine River, and created the Rhine Confederation out of some German States.
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With a strengthened army and aggresive foreign policy, Prussia extends its rule over the German states.
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Prussia annexed several north German states and replaced the German Confederation with a new confederation led by Prussia.
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Napoleon III declared war on Prussia because he felt angry and threatened. Bismark edited the telegram that reported on a meeting between King William I and the French ambassador that angered Napoleon III, Prussia won the war.
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The German states persuaded William I of Prussia to become the kaiser, starting the Second Reich.
