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Napoleon invades German lands
The German campaign took place in Germany on Napoleons way back to France after his defeat in Russia. It is also part of the Napoleonic wars. -
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The Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states from September 1814 to June 1815. The oblective of of the Congress was to provide peace for Europe by settling issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. -
Otto Von Bismarck's Birth
Otto von Bismark was conservative Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs from the 1860s until 1890. He unified the German states with a powerful government under Prussian leadership. -
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Zollverein
The Zollverein was an economic union created by Prussia. Prussia was a dominate force in this union and even though they said they were not ruling over all of the other the germanic states i think that they definetly had an influence on those states. -
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Frankfurt assembly demands unity
The Frankfurt assembly was the first freely elected parliment for all of Germany. Its existence was both part of and the result of the March Revolution in the states of the German Confederation. -
Frederick William IV is offered the throne
Frederick denied the throne because he did not think that the people should give someone thr throne. He believed in the din=vine right theory. -
Blood and Iron speech
Otto von Bismarck gave this speech in 1862 about the unifacations of German territory. Bismarck wanted to have Germany unified but he wanted t under Prussian rule. -
Bismarck declares war on Austria
Bismarck declares war on Ausrtia resulting in the Austro-Prussian war. Bismarck wanted to gain more German land by invading Austria. -
Bismark declares war on Denmark
The Austro-Prussian War or Seven Weeks War was a war fought in 1866 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, that resulted in Prussian dominance over the German states. -
Costitution drafted by Bismarck
The Constitution of the German Empire was the basic law of the German Empire from 1871 to 1919. It was put into effect on April 16, 1871. It is refered to as Bismarck's imperial constitution. -
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Franco Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War was fought between France and Prussia and the German states. Bismarck changed a telegram so that France would declare war on Prussia and Prussia would not look bad. This war ended in a Prussian victory. -
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Campaign against the Socialists
After Germany was unified there was a growing population of socialists in Germany. Germans organized a social Democratic party that called for true parliamentary democracy and laws to improve for the working class. Bismark was worried that about the potential of a revolution. So Bismark sponsored laws that protect the working class. He also created health care. Germany became the first country to have health care and inspired many other European countries to also have it. -
William I of Prussia becomes Emporer
William was the German emperor from 1871, as well as king of Prussia from 1861, Under him and the Minister President Otto von Bismarck, Prussia achieved the unification of Germany and the establishment of the German Empire. -
Second Reich is created
The dismissal of the Holy Roman Empire and growing German nationalism, led to repeated attempts at unifying Germany. This German Empire was dominated by Prussia, and ruled by the Kaiser, Willam II. This new state dominated European politics at the end of the 19th century. -
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Population Growth
In Germany more jobs were being created, so more families got more money and living conditions started to improve. Allowing them to expand their families. There were 41 million people in 1871 and by 1914 there were 67 million people in Germany. -
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House of Krupp
The House of Krupp had been open since the 1850s, but had never really been in use until the economy rose in the 1870s. The House of Krupp is a factory that produced steel and weapons for Germany. When the economic boom hit it was producing heavily again. -
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Economic Development
Germany was making many economic advancements at this time. They created railroads to connect the German states and made their own currency for all of the country to use, and. Germany also made tariffs to protect businesses and prevent their economy from collapsing when the economic depression hit Europe. -
Bismark becomes chancellor
Bismarck was the first chancellor of the German Empire. He pursued pacific policies in foreign affairs and succeeding in preserving the peace in Europe for about two decades. -
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Campaign against the church (Kulturekampf)
Bismarck grew up in a Lutheran family, not a catholic family. In newly unified Germany one third of the population was catholic. Bismarck thought that catholics loyalty remained with the church and not with the state. Kulturkamp was the battle of civilization to try to stop catholic rule. The state wanted to oversee all catholic teachings. But the battle backfired and the faithful rallied behind the church. Bismark sees this and quickly makes peace with the church. -
William II becomes Kaiser
William II replaced William I in 1888. William II was threatened by Bismark and asked him to resign so he could be the one the people looked to. He also believed in the divine right to rule. -
Bismark resigns
Bismarck resigned because it was best for his country and he did not want to create any major problems. Bismark was showing how he was a nationalist.
