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Napoleon changed territories
Napoleon annexed lands along the Rhine River for France and dissolved the Holy Roman Empire and organized a number of German states into the Rhine Confegeration. -
German Confederation created
a weak allaince headed by austria. caused by napoleon's changes -
Prussia created an economic union called the Zollverein
It dismantled tariff barriers between many German states. Germany remained politically fragmented. -
Liberals meet in the Frankfurt Assembly
demanded german and political unity.
offered throne of a united german state to Frederick William IV of Prussia. he rejected. -
Bismarck made chancellor of Prussia
he was a diplomat then King William the first made him prime minister, -
Blood and iron speech
bismark gives his speech to vote fund for the military, but it didn't work -
prussia and austria make an alliance
austria and denmark were in a war and they seized the provinces of Schleswig and holstein from denmark -
Austro Prussian war (seven weeks war)
lasted 7 weeks. Prussia won and annexed several other north german states -
New confederation headed by Prussia
Austrian-led German confederation dissolved and bismark made a new confederation. "to avoid any disire for revenge" -
Franco-Prussian War
caused by a rivilary, Napoleon III did little thinking a mititary victory would mask problems at home -
Ems dispatch
Bismarck released a version of the discussions to the press that gave the impression that the French Ambassador had been insulted by the Prussian king, the famous “Ems Telegram”. The French were outraged by the telegram and two days later, declared war on Prussia. -
French lost
they lost against Prussia very quickly -
German nations celebrated the birth of the second reich
they considered it heir to the holy roman empire -
William I of Prussia becomes Kaiser
North German Confederation convinces him, -
Consitition drafted
Bismarck set up a 2 house legislature, the bundesrat and the reichstag -
house of krupp booming
industrial complex that produced steel and other stuff -
Bismarck launched Kulturkampf
battle for civilization, to make catholics put loyality to the state above allegiance to the church -
William II is kaiser
he succeded hid grandpa. he believed in the divine right to rule -
Kaiser William II askes Bismarck to resign
he believed he was the only leader -
population growth
over 20 million more people since 1871
