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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.
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a weak allaince headed by austria. caused by napoleon's changes
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It dismantled tariff barriers between many German states. Germany remained politically fragmented.
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demanded german and political unity.
offered throne of a united german state to Frederick William IV of Prussia. he rejected. -
he was a diplomat then King William the first made him prime minister,
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bismark gives his speech to vote fund for the military, but it didn't work
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austria and denmark were in a war and they seized the provinces of Schleswig and holstein from denmark
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lasted 7 weeks. Prussia won and annexed several other north german states
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Austrian-led German confederation dissolved and bismark made a new confederation. "to avoid any disire for revenge"
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caused by a rivilary, Napoleon III did little thinking a mititary victory would mask problems at home
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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.
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they lost against Prussia very quickly
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they considered it heir to the holy roman empire
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North German Confederation convinces him,
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Bismarck set up a 2 house legislature, the bundesrat and the reichstag
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industrial complex that produced steel and other stuff
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battle for civilization, to make catholics put loyality to the state above allegiance to the church
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he succeded hid grandpa. he believed in the divine right to rule
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he believed he was the only leader
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over 20 million more people since 1871
