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Establishment of the House of Krupp
Steel production company that later merged Thyssen AG to form ThyssenKrupp AG -
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Napoleon's Invasion of German Lands
This campaign ended the War of the Sixth Coalition in Germany after Napoleon retreated from Russia -
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna prevented Germany from unifying because the members wanted Europe exactly the way it was before Napoleon -
Birth of Otto von BIsmmarck
Otto Eduard Leopold was born this day in Schönhausen, Germany to Wilhelmine Luise Mencken and Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand von Bismarck -
Zollverein
The Zollverein was an economic union created by Prussia that dissolved tariff barriers between German states -
Frankfurt Assembly Demands Unity
The Franfurt Assembly was the first freely elected parliament for Germany -
Frederick William IV is Offered the Throne
Germany offers Frederick William IV the throne of Germany -
Blood and Iron Speech
Bismarck delivers his speech saying that the only way to get results is to fight, not get caught up in politics -
Bismarck Declares War on Denmark
Bismarck says that he had orchestrated the conflict that started this war to evetually unify Germany -
Bismarck Declares War on Austria
Bismarck declares war on Austria to eventually unify Germany -
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Franco-Prussian War
This war was between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation and resulted in German Victory -
William I of Prussia Becomes Emperor
He was the first German emperor after the Franco-Prussian War -
BIsmarck Drafts the Constitution
sometimes refered to as Bismarck's Imperial Constitution and declared that the empire was a confederation headed by the king of Prussia -
Otto von Bismarck Becomes Chancellor
Otto von Bismarck becomes chancellor of the new Germany -
Second Reich is Created
Made up of 25 different German states and was the new form of German government of unification -
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Population Growth of 1871-1914
The German population grew from 1871-1914 -
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Campaign Against the Kulturekampf
This movement developed policies that reduced the power of the Roman-Catholic Church. The prime minister of Prussia, Otto von BIsmarck, enacted this campaign -
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Campaign Against the Socialists
Bismarck hated socialists with a burning passion. He did everyhting in his power to exterminate them from the face of the earth -
William II Becomes Kaiser
William was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia. He also dismissed Otto von Bismarck from his position as chancellor -
Bismarck Resigns
Wilhelm II urged Bismarck to resign from his position as chancellor. Bismarck was 75 and died at the age of 83 -
Economic Development
This development took away all custom barriers and declared the deutsche as the only currency of Germany.
