German Unification

  • Speech to the Frankfurt Assembly

    Johann Gustav Droysen gives a speech to the Frankfurt assembly that Prussia and Austria should merge.
  • Proclamation of 1849

    In his proclamation, King Wilhelm IV says that he declines his offer to rule Germany for a few reasons.
  • Letter to the Minister von Manteuffel

    In this letter, Otto von Bismarck predictes war between Prussia and Austria in the future.
  • Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke's Speech

    Helmuth von Moltke makes this speech after Prussia won the war. Moltke thinks that it is a landslide win.
  • Otto von Bismarck's Speech

    In his speech, Bismarck reveals his plans to eventually unify Prussia and Austria.
  • The Imperial Proclamation

    It called for King Wilhm to assume the crown of Germany, and also fix some legal issues.