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Napoleon had the other emperor step down.He did this so he could be emperor.
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Congress of Vienna was a congress of embassador. There goal was to stop issues that were coming up after the wars they had just fought.
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Bismark was born west of Berlin in Prussia. He was well educated and fluent in many lanuguages such as English, French, Italian, Polish, and Russian.
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This was when the tariff barriers between German speaking states were taken away. This made trade between German states alot easier.
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The goal of this was for the Unification of the German states. This makes it so German leaders can discuss territory probelms and just general problems. The German constitution was made on March 28, 1849.
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The people offered Fredrick the throne instead of someone with a higher rank. This is why Fredrick William IV rejected the throne.
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Germany improved electrical and chemical industries. They also open large companies. They had the resorces needed to make steel.
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Bismark used this speech to say that he was going to unite Germany through war not compromising.His plan is to use great military tactics to unite Germany.
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King Wilhelm I gave Bismarck the title of Prime MInister. Bismarcks goal as Prime Minister was to unite the German states.
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Bismarck wanted control of this land to expand Prussia.
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When Bismarck was fighting Denmark he became alliances with Austria. Then when Bismarck won against Denmark he declared war with Austria to get their land.
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Bismarck became chancellor if the new Germany. His goal was to make Germany very powerful.
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Bismark feared that socialism would cause a revolt. So he created laws against socialism but the working class unified to support socialists.
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He changed the letter that Wilhelm I so it sounded like he was insulting Napoleon III. This made France declare war against Prussia. Bismarck won and got control of Alsace Lorraine.
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Bismarck created the second Reich of Germany. Reich means empire.
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This constitution had the Bundesrat upper house and Reichstag lower house. The Bundersrat was the legislative body and the Reichstag lower house was the parliament.
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In 1871 the population was 41 million people. In 1914 the population was 67 million people.
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Bismark wanted to stop Catholic threat. Anyone who resisted the Kulturekampf was put in prison or killed.
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Bismarck made William I Emperor. He belived this was not chosen by the people but by God.
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The main manufacturer of arms for the Prussian military. This steel company was known for manufacturing arms and ammunition.
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William II was a strong nationalist. He spent his money on the military.
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William II believed he was the one and only ruler and asked Bismarck to resign. Bismarck died on July 30 1898
