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On the border between Denmark and Germany lay two small states-the duchies of Swhleswig and Holstien. In 1863 King Christain IX took the Danish throne.
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An Prussian influuence expanded, Bismark prepared for conflict with Austria. He first Persuaned Napoleon III of France to remain Nutrules
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The Treaty of prague ended the Seven Weeks War in 1866. Under the tearms of the treaty, the German Confedertion was dissolved, Austira surrendered HJolstien to Prussia , and Italy and Ventia.
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To complete the unification of Germany, Bismarck had to persuade the independent states in southern Germany to join the North German Confederration.
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For Germany the treeaty ending the AFranco-Prussian war was not as important as an event that took place before its signing. On January 18 , 1871, representattives of the allied German states met in hall of mirriors at the place of versalles near Paris.