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The congress of Vienna took place from November of 1814 to June of 1815. The congress of Vienna wanted 2 things. A fair distribution of power, and avoiding the hostility of the French.
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The zollverein was made in regards to tariff charges, They were removed between German states, excluding Austria.
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Otto von Bismarck was born on April first, 1815. He would soon become one of the greatest military leaders of Prussia
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The Frankfurst Assembly was the first freely elected parliement in Germany. It was created in January of 1848.
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In the year 1849, Frederick IV was offered the German throne by the Frankfurt Parliment. He denied becoming the German Emperor
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Bismark becaume chancellor of germany on September of 1862. Bismark would stay chancellor until he resigned in 1890.
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Bismark beame the prime minister of Germany in 1862. This further increased this leader's great amounts of power
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This famous speech was given by Otto Von Bismarck soon after he became Chancellor. The speech was about the force that would be needed to unify Germany
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In 1864, Otto von Bismark declared war on Denmark. This was about 2 territories inside of Denmark, Schleswig and Holstein
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This war is also known as the seven weeks war. The Austro-Prussian war started on June 14, 1866
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The Franco-Prussion war started on the 19th of July. This war started over the edited letter to Napoleon called The Ehms Dispatch
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The house of Krupp was built in 1871. It was a factory for cannons.
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Economic development was spurred by the education push in 1871. More workers had more education and skill for their jobs
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William I became emperor of germany in 1871. He was a big part of Bismark's campaign against socialists and the church
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Bismarck started a campaign against the church in 1871. Bismarck practiced realpolitik and wanted there to be more loyalty to the state than to the church.
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The Second Reich was created in June of 1871. The Second Reich was the started of the second empire of Germany.
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The German constitution was drafted by Bismarck in 1871. This was a very important piece in the unification and safekeeping of Germany and its people.
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Bismark started a campaign against the socialists in 1878. This was highly protested. This caused Bismarck to instead promote working conditions. This was the start of benefits to the workers.
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William II becomes Kaiser in June of 1888. Soon after, William II asks Bismarck to resign
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In the ultimate show of Realpolitik, Bismarck resigns from being Chancellor. This took place in January of 1890
