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Positive remarks were made about Prussia and how Prussia desired German unity in order to supply the deficientness of her own power. Negative remarks were made about Austria and how Austria's power meant lack of power for us.
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Friedrich Wilhelm rejected the crown because it was done without consent of the German Government and because they offered him the crown upon condition that he would accept a constitution.
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Bismarck said that Germany is too small for both of Austria and Germany so Austria will remain the only state to whom they permanently lose.
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In 1866 the war of 1866 happened between Prussia and Austria for the ideal end the establishment of power. In the end Germany won the establishment of power.
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Germany avoided wounding Austria too severely because then Austria would then become an ally of France and every other opponent of Germany.
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German princes and the free cities called for King Wilhelm to assume the crown of Emperor. The arrangements made that were made to enable King Wilhelm to accept the title are conscious of the duty of protecting, with German loyalty, the rights of the empire and of it's members, of keeping peace, and of protecting the independence of Germany. Two duties Wilhelm accepted was to answer the summoned of the united German princes and cites and to accept the German imperia title.