Germany Unification

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  • Zollverein

    Prussia created an economic union call the zollvereins. It dismantled tariff barriers between many german states.
  • King william I

    King william I

    Named Otto von Bismarck as prime minister/ chancellor of germany.

  • Bismarck's speech

    Bismarck delivered his blood and iron speech. Set the tone for his policies and the coming years.

  • Bismarck's alliance

    Bismarck's first manuver was to form an alliance with Austria.
  • excuse to attack Austria

    excuse to attack Austria

    Bismarck found an excuse to attack Austria. That war lasted for seven weeks.

  • Austro- Prussian war

    Bismarck disolved the austrian led german confederation and created a new one dominated by prussia. He allwowed austria and four other german states to reamin independent.

  • Franco-Prussian war

    Franco-Prussian war started

  • Prussia vs. Austria

    The Prussian victory over Austria worried about Napoleon III. The growing rivalry between the two nations led to the Franco-Prussian war.