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German States formed a loose groups.
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German states formed a loose grouping calle the German Confederation.
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Demonstrations in berlin led King Fredrick William IV grant a livberal constitution. He supported the Junkers.
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Austria and Prussia wanted to restored the German Condfederation.
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Wilhelm chose a conservative Junker named Otto von Bismarck as his prime minister.
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Bismarck took his first step toward molding an empire. Prussia and Austria formed an alliances and went into war against Denmanrk.
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The tensions provoked Austria into declaring war on Prussia. This conficted started the war. Prussia won the war. They also took control of northern Germany.
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The remaining states of the north joined the Northern German Confederation, which Prussia dominated completely.
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A few of the southern German States remained independent of Prussia control. The Second German Rich came into being and it was to last until Germany's defeat in WWI in 1918.
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The captured French palace of Versailles, King Wilhelm I of Prussia was crowned kaiser or emperor.
