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After Napolean lost to the British in the battle of Waterloo, he had previously gone through the German territory. He had been welcomed to most Germans. As his empire fell apart, some Germans revolted and wanted a unified state.
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At the Congress of Vienna, the allies working against Napolean forced France to give back Germanic lands. The new lands obtained had to have government dismantled. Instead, the German confederation was formed by a weak alliance with Austria.
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Otto von Bizmarch was Prime Minister. He later then became Chancellor under King William of Prussia. His success was based off of basic needs of the state. Also, he strengthened the army, and would later go to war with multiple countries as he tried to unify Germany.
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Prussia had made a temporary alliance with Austria. The alliance was formed to be able to conquer Denmark. They won and annexed Denmark .
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Alliance between Prussia and Austria was broken by Prussia to take more German provinces. Bizmarck removed the Austrian-German confederation. They wanted to take control of more German states, but at the time the military was to weak to fight Austria.
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Prussian French rivalries led to tension and eventually part of the invasion of East France. Bizmarck deliberately wanted France to declare war in the weakened state. A prussian benefited peace treaty cost France much of its eastern frontier.
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William I of Prussia became kaiser. Bizmarck created a two house legislature with rulers appointed by the German states. Germany made huge economic progress with the new lands and topics of science, math, and business. They wanted to get Catholics under loyalty to Germany, and also put down socialism.
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Bizmarck knew he needed to focus primarilly on rebuilding the economy of Germany/Prussia. He beleived in strengthening the army which led to the conquering of the three surrounding powers. He also focused on the needs of the state more than other leaders have previously.
