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A large and very wealthy family that has maintinaed a firm hold on Germany since the early 16th century. They controlled a huge portion of coal and steel trade, along with many factories.
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Napoleon beings to ramage through German lands, curshing and annexing various German states
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A congress formed by representitives from various European states. The goal of this conference was to create long-lasting peace in the wake of the Napoleonic wars.
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On April 1, 1815, Otto Von Bismarck was born.
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Economic union of most German states that managed tariffs, regulating and lowering prices.
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The first German Parliment, they called for the unificaiton of Germany under a parliment-governed democracy system.
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On this day, Frederick William IV is offered the throne to Germany, but declines, as it was not offered to him by the German nobles.
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Otto Von Bismarck delivered his landmark speech about the unification of Germany
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Otto Von Bismarck becomes the Prime Minister of Prussia
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Bismarck declared many wars with the plan to strengthen Germany and Prussia.
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The Austro-Prussian war was another in the series of Bismarcks conquests to strengthen Prussia and Germany
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Otto Von Bismarck drafted the North German Constitution, installing a Federal Council and putting William I on the throne.
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War between France and Prussia in which Prussia emerged victorious, and more united with the German states.
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When William I was not given the money to double the Prussian army, he saw this as a threat to his power, thus creating the Second Reich
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Otto Von Bismarck became the chancellor of Germany
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Otto Von Bismarck tried to put the Catholic Church under state authority. This cultural struggle saw Bismarck put many radical policies in place, in an attempt to weaken the Church's state influence.
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Germany's population grew by almost 9 million people. This was dramatically improved growth relative to the previous population.
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Bismarck enacted the anti-socialist law in order to kep socialism out of Germany.
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William I becomes the very first German emperor.
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William II became the second kaiser of Germany.
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Otto Von Bismarck, the first German chancellor, resigned
