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Second reich is created
this happened after the abdication of emperor wilhelm -
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Napoleon invades german lands
the clash of two incompatible principles of authority divided by profound differences regarding the nature of political and social justice. The course of hostilities soon revealed that the civic ideals and military power of Revolutionary France were more than a match for the decrepit Holy Roman Empire -
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Fredrick William IV takes the throne
the eldest son and successor of Frederick William III of Prussia, he was conservative and he crucially rejected the title of German Emperor offered to him -
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congress of vienna
a conference of ambassadors of European states. The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars, and the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. -
Otto Von Bismark birth
a Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs with his conservative policies -
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Bismark becomes prime minister
a Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs with his conservative policies, he unified most of the German states (excluding Austria) into a powerful German Empire under Prussian leadership. He then created a balance of power that preserved peace in Europe -
Zollverein
The Zollverein, or German Customs Union, was a coalition of German states formed to manage tariffs and economic policies within their territories -
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Frankfurt assembly demands unity
he first freely elected parliament for all of Germany -
blood and iron speech
about the unification of the German territories. It is also a transposed phrase that Bismarck uttered near the end of the speech that has become one of his most widely known quotations. -
Bismark declared war on Denmark
bismark declares war to add more territory to prussia and gain more control over shleswig and holstein -
franco prussian war
france was getting angry with prussias growing power. Napoleon III declared war on prussia, but prussias army won -
Bismark declares war on Austria
austria feared it would lose respect to the smaller states within the confederation -
campaign against socailists
government trying to improve conditions for the working class -
constitution drafted by bismark
consisted of the legislative and parliment -
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Bismark becomes chancellor
"the iron chancellor" effectively ruled first Prussia and then all of Germany. A master strategist, Bismarck initiated decisive wars with Denmark, Austria and France to unite 39 independent German states under Prussian leadershi -
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population growth
population grew more than a third at the end of the unification -
William I of russia becomes emperor
Named emperor by bismark. He thought he was chosen as a ruler by the gods -
William II becomes Kaiser
believed he was given the crown by god and he has the divine right to rule. He strongly believed in military. -
Bismark resigns
William II asked him to resign bc theres only on master ane he is it. -
economic development
germanys trade grew bigger, and they came out with many companies. -
house of krupp
famous for steel production
