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Napoleon invades the lands among the Rhine River of France. He wanted world domination. He split up the German states so some were under Austrian rule.
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Almost every state in Europe had a representative at the congress of Vienna. Their purpose was to turn things back to the way they were before the French Revolution. One thing that they did was draw the map of Europe.
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Bismark was born in Schonhausen, Germany. He became the German chancellor.
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It was formed between the 38 states of the German confederation. This happened in 1834. It was made in order to increase trade flow among the 38 states.
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The Assembly tried to make Germany a united state. They failed to make one. They proposed a constitution for Germany during the assembly.
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He supported the unification after a while. He was offred the throne by the Frankfurt Assembly. He didn't except because he didn't want "a crown from the gutter".
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During the 1850s Germany founded large companies and built many railroads. The house of Krupp became big after 1871. They had an enormous steel production.
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Bismarck made the "Blood and Iron" speech about the unification of German countries. He wanted to unify them through military force.
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He becomes prime minister of Prussia. He learned a lot about foreign policy.
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Bismarck declares war on Denmark as part of the German Unification. They wanted to gain control of Schleswig, Holstein and Launburg.
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Many German states were under Austrian rule. This war was between the German Confederation and Austria in order to gain control of these states.
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Bismarck also saw socialists as a threat becaus ehe thought that they would cause German workers to have a revolution. He passed laws that got rid of socialist newpapers and stopped their meetings. This did not work so to compromise the Germans received health and accident insurence form the government.
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This war was against the Second French Empire. It was made because it was nessary to unite the North German Confederation. and the independent southern German states. The German Confederation won the war.
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Bismarck was a chancellor in Germany. He was the first chancellor they ever had.
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The second Reich was the united Germany created by Bismarck and Prussia. The Reich lasted up until theendof the First Worl War.
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The House of Krupp was a major steal factory. The produced steal and and weapons for a world market.
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He was the emperor of Prussia for 17 years. He fled to England in 1848 due to revolutionary uprisings. He appointed Bismarck to be prime minister.
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From 1871 to 1914 German population went form 41 million to 67 million. This furthered the eceonomy because there were more workers to work in factories. There was also more of a demand for products.
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Bismarck saw the catholic church as a threat because they put God above the state. He launched the "Kulturkampf" (battle for civilization) which gave the right to the state to supervise Catholic education and aprove the appointment of preists. This did not work because people rallied behind the church, causing Bismarck to make peace.
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The constitution was the basic law of the Germna Empire until 1919. The constitution was between the German Confederation.
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William II suceeded his grandfather as kaiser. He was eager to leave his mark on Germany.
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In 1888 William II became kaiser. He believed that his right to rule came from God, so he should be the onyl master. He forced Bismarck to resign.
