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this happened after the abdication of emperor wilhelm
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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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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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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.
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a Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs with his conservative policies
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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
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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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he first freely elected parliament for all of Germany
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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.
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bismark declares war to add more territory to prussia and gain more control over shleswig and holstein
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france was getting angry with prussias growing power. Napoleon III declared war on prussia, but prussias army won
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austria feared it would lose respect to the smaller states within the confederation
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government trying to improve conditions for the working class
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consisted of the legislative and parliment
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"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 grew more than a third at the end of the unification
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Named emperor by bismark. He thought he was chosen as a ruler by the gods
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believed he was given the crown by god and he has the divine right to rule. He strongly believed in military.
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William II asked him to resign bc theres only on master ane he is it.
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germanys trade grew bigger, and they came out with many companies.
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famous for steel production
