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Frederick is best remembered for numerous buildings he had erected in Berlin and Potsdam. Also for sponsoring the completion of the gothic Cologne Cathedral.
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Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars between Napoleon's French Empire. French power rose quickly as Napoleon's armies conquered much of Europe. It also collapsed rapidly after France's tragic invasion of Russia in 1812.
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The Congress of Vienna was a confernce of representatives of European states chaired by Austrian statesman.
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Otto Von Bismarck was born.
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The Zollverein, or German Customs Union, was a coalitation of German states formed to manage tarrifs and economic policies within their territories.
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This was the first elected parliament for all of Germany.
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He was the last German Emperor (Kaiser)
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Bismarck becomes chancellor
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Bismarck had set up an alliance with Italy, commiting it to the war if Prussia entered Austria within 3 months,
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Although Bismarck was an outstanding diplomat, the phrase "blood and iron" has become a popular description of his foreign policy.
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Bismarck becomes prime minister
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The Krupp family became famous for their steel production and for their manufacture of ammunition and armaments.
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This war was between the German Confederation under the leadership of the Austrian Empire and its German allies on one side and the Kingdom of Prussia with its German allies and Italy on the other.
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North German liberals had their influence within it
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This war was a significant conflict pitting the Second French Empire against the Kingdom of Prussia and its allies in the North German Confederation.
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Second Reich is created
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population grew
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Bismarcks dipolmacy of realpolitik and powerful rule gained him the nickname the "Iron Chancellor."
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Bismarck accelerated the Kulturekampf, which did not extend to the other German states such as Bavaria.
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was the most important repressive law of Bismarcks chancellorship.
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William II becomes Kaiser
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Bismarck resigns
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