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Zollverein
Prussian economic union that dismantled tariff barriers. -
Otto von Bismarck
Bismarck became chancellor by King William I. -
Otto von Bismarck
Bismarck built up Prussian army and also brought power to the Hohenzollerns. -
King William I
Appointed Bismarck as prime minister. -
Austro-Prussian war
Lasted six weeks. Annexed severl other north German states. -
Franco-Prussian war
Rewrote and rereleased a telegram about a metting between king William I and the French ambassador. -
Franco-Prussian war
Napoleon III surrrenders within a few weeks -
Second Reich
William I of Prussia is named kaiser of the second reich, or empire
