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n an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian army Napoleon's army crossed the Neman River into Russia. The polictial aim of this was the liberate Poland from the threat of Russia. After a major battle in Smolensk Napoleon was hoping it would mean an end of a march into Russia. However the Russian army retreated further back into Germany.
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A conference of ambassadors of the European states that was held in Vienna by Klemens Wenzel von Metternich. The main objective was to find lasting peace throughtout Europe and to settle issus that arose from the French Revolution. Not only trying to restore old boundaries but to find a balance of power between the countries to try and find peace.
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A conservative Prussian statesman who dominated germand and European affair from the 1860's to the 1890's.
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The battle of Waterloo was fought near Waterloo in present-day Belguim. Under the command of Napoleon a French army was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition.
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Known as the German Customs Union it was a coalition of German states formed to manage tariffs and economic policies within their territories.
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The first freely elected parliament for all of Germany. Its exsitence is both part of and the result of the March Revolution.
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Fredrick was offered the position of German emperor by the Franfurt parilment. He turned the offer down as he considered it not parliment's gift to give.
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A speech that was given by Otto von Bismarck in 1862 about the unifcation of German territories.
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Bismarck wrote out the constitution for North Germany. His effeots to unify Germany were well recieved.
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An internal message from the Prussian King's site to Otto von Bismarck in Berlin, reporting demands made by the French ambassador; it was Bismarck's released statement to the press that became known as Ems Dispatch.
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A conflict between the second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Which lasted 9 months and 3 weeks.
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Bismarck became chancellor during the time of William I being in power.
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The populationdranatically increased between the years of 1871 and 1914
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There was a growth in the economy during the years of 1871 - 1914. This was mostly due to the large population growth also.
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Kulturekampf was focusing on reducing and role and power the Catholic church had on the people of Germany. All religious orders and communities had to leave and any clergy not compling with the kulturekampf were arrested.
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Germnay was brought together and unification was reached. It was no longer just bits and pieces it was finally a whole country.
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It was meant to curb the growing strength of the social democratic principals. Which was blamed for attempted assainations.
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After his father dies from throat cancer William II becomes Kaiser. Within two years he broke the "iron chancellor" and Bismarck was forced to resign.
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Disagreeing with William II Bismarck had a terrile relationship with him. At the age of 75 Bismarck formally resigned and no longer had to deal with William II
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For the unification of the German territories Otto von Bismarck declared war on Austria
