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the Holy Roman Empire was divided into more than 300 states -
Creation of Confederation of Rhine
Napoleon dissolves the Holy Roman Empire and groups the German states into a new confederation, the Confederation of the Rhine. -
German Confideraion
formed in 1815 at the congress o Vienna -
Economic unity
customs union that removed tariffs and products traded between German states. The Zollverein positively affected the German Confederation by uniting the economies between each state. -
Review
created constitutional monarchy -
Otto von Bismark elected Prime Minister of Prussia
It was the beginings of a strong leader who would lead the German Confederation to unification through 'iron and blood'. -
Danish War
Prussia and Austria vs. Denmark. Bismarck could assess the military power of Austria. -
Austro - Prussian War
Seven Weeks War. Prussians had better army and technology. Northern German states united with Prussia to form North German confidential. -
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Prussian - French War
Bismarck refused to give up territories to France. Therefor King William responded to telegram from French with insult. -
Peace Treaty of Versailles
France lost Alsace - Lorraine. Morover France had to pay a lot of money to Germany. Ater that they realized the Small German Unity. -
Friedrich Wilhelm IV Pronounced Emperor of Empire
Wilhelm IV accepted the title of German Emporer of the German Empire. -
Germany Adopts Constitution
Germany accepted a constitution and set up a new government for the empire.