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Zollverein created
An conomic union which got rid of tariff barriers between states was created in Germany -
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Unification Of Germany
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Bismarck becomes chancellor
Chancellor= prime minister
Over the next 10 years, Bismack would unify German states under Prissian rule. -
War with Denmark began
Prussia "liberated" the provinces Holstein and Schleswig from Denmark. -
Austro-Prussian war began
War resulted in Prussia annexing several north German states. -
Franco-Prussian war began
Bismarck wanted to go to war to gain another victory, which he did. -
Second Reich began
William I was Kaiser. -
Germany begins to use a single currency
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William II became Kaiser
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William II asked Bismarck to resign
He said his right to rule was directly from God and here was only one true master of the Reich.