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Economic development
Early 1800s germany's economy was very rural was only some urban trade centers. -
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Napoleon invades German lands
Napoleon conquered Germany and took over Holy Roman empire -
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Congress of Vienna
Britian, Russia, Prussia, and Austria had defeated Napoleon and made him Emperor of the French and made him Exile. -
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Otto Von Bismarck Birth
Founder of German empire. He was the prime minister of Prussia in 1862 to 1873. And from 1871 to 1890 he was Germanys first Chancellor -
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Zollverin
18 states with a total population of 26 million people. -
Frankfurt Assembly demands unity
Liberals wanted political unity for Germany. -
Fredrick William IV is offered the Throne
He is offered the throne, but he says no. He doesnt want to get throne by the people -
Bismarck becomes prime minister
Otto Von Bismarck, becomes first served for Prussia as a Diplomat. -
Blood and iron speech
Bismarck made the "blood and iron" speech. He wanted to unify them through military force -
Bismarck declares war on Denmark
Bismarck wanted to declare war on denmark as part as the German unification. He wanted to gain control of Schleswig, Holsten, and Launburg. -
Bismarck declares war on Austria
Many german states were under Austrian control. -
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Constition drafted by Bismarck
The constition was of the north german confederation. The constition of the german empire was based upon it. -
The house of Krupp
400 year old german dynasty from essen. Well known around the 1800s for their steel production. -
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Franco Prussian War
France and Prussian war and the German states. The war was short, it changed European history. -
The second Reich is created
Germany has three main empires. Reich is the german word for nation. The second empire collapsed in 1918 after world war II -
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Campaign against the church
Bismarck wanted to reduce power of the roman catholic church. Priests and bishops who resisted the Kulturkampf were arrested or removed from their positions -
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Population growth
Population in germany in 1871 was .47%, and the population in 1914 was 1.21%. -
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William I is empire of Germany
William and bismarck unify germany. During the Franco- Prussia war he was choosen by Bismarck. -
Bismarck becomes chancellor
Bismarck maintained and strengthing the power of the German empire. -
Campaign against the Socialist
Bismarcks campaign against the socialist was the most important part of the repressive law of his chancellorship. Napoleon worked to move socialism out of germany -
Wilhelm II becomes kaiser
Becomes emperor in 1888. He was a war leader, and lost the support of his army. He fled to exile in 1918. -
Bismarck resigns
In 1888, William became Kaiser. He believed the right to rule came from god, and he thought he should be the only master.
