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German Advances
German Chemical and Electrical industries set world wide standards, Shipping second only to Britain among European powers. -
Depression
World Wide Depression. -
Napoleon
Encouraged freeing serfs, made trade easier and abolished laws against Jews. Annexed land on Rhine River of France. -
Prussia
Created economic union called Zollverein -
Frankfurt Assembly
Liberals met, demanding German political unity. Offered throne to Fredrick William of Prussia but he rejected it. -
Germany
Germans founded large companies, and they built many railroads. -
Bismark & German Unity
Bismark became chancellor (prime minister) -
"Blood & Iron"
Bismark Gives speech which led to three wars, this helped unify Germany. -
Attack on Austria
Bismark invented excuse to attack Austria, Prussia annexed northern German states. -
William I
William II of Prussia becomes Kaiser or emperor. -
Franco-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian war 1870, France is humiliated and surrenders after a few weeks of fighting. -
German Nationalists
German Nationalists celebrate birth of Second Reich or empire, believed it was the heir to the Holy Roman Empire. -
Constitution
Constitution reforms give Germany a two-house legislature. The upper class being Bundesrat, and loweclass called The Reichstry. -
Money
Germany issues a single currency, reorganized banking system, coordinated Railroad built by German states. -
Kulturekampf
Bismark launched Kutterkampf which he wanted to make Catholics put loyalty to state above allegiance to church. -
Population increases
In 1871 there was 41 million people, population grew to 67 million by 1914. -
Peace
Bismark's moves against Catholic Church backfire, so he worked for peace with Church. -
William II
Provided Social welfare and Public Schooling -
Insurance
Germans had health insurance, accident insurance and old age insurance to provide retirement benefits. -
Socialism
Workers unified with Socialists. Bismark made laws to protect workers.
