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Why Was Germany Ununified
German territories were changed. Holy Roman Emperor of Austira was downgraded to king. German states were organized into the rhine confederation. Napoleon was seen as a hero with enlightened, modern policies. -
German Confederation
The German Confederation was created by the peacemakers of the congress of vienna. A weak allience run by Austria. It was the alternative with helping unite germany instead of dismantling the government of each german state. -
Otto von Bismarck rise to power
He served Prussia as a diplomat in Russia and France. In his early years he spent time on his fathers estate. When he was 24 her resigned as a bureaucrate. Even though he resigned his government career did not end. While he was at the united diet called by the russian king his conservative views and compationate speeches won his support from the king and he became Chancelor of german empire in 1871. -
Bismarck attempts to form an alliance with Austria
Prussia and Austria siezed the provinces of Schleswig and Holstein from Denmark. After a small war between Prussia and Austria the provinces were liberated and divided up between the two. Austria got Holstein and Prussia got Schleswig. -
Otto makes excuses to attack Austria
The reason of the war was to establish who was in power not to gain land. None of the land from Austria or Prussia was lost. Prussia felt it was strong enough to take leadership of the german races through the war. -
war between France and Prussia
Was caused fromt he prussian victory over austria by angering Napoleon III. Rivalry grew between the two nations. Bismarck rewrote and released a press telegram that caused Napoleon III to declare war on Prussia. Prussian forces defeated french army. -
German nationalists celebrate the birth of the second reich
King william I of prussia was persuaded to take the title kaiser (emperor). The princes from southern german states and the northern german confederation were excited from the victory over france. the reason they called it reich was because they considered him heir to the holy roman empire. -
German princes gather in the hall of mirrors at the palace of versailles
German princes were excited after defeated Napleon III. gathered there because it was a perfect place to proclaim the new german empire. it showed that germany was not dominate in europe and not france. -
German government issued new single currency
it helped reorganize banking systems. it coordinated railroads built by german states.It helped when a world wide depression hit because german government was able to raise tarriffs to protect competition between their goods and others. -
WIlliam II succeedes his grandfather as kaiser
he was extremely confident in his abilities and wished to put his own stamp on germany. he showcked europe by asking the dominating bismarck to resign. He believed his right to rule came from God. -
German population grew
Population grew from 41 million in 1871 to 67 million in 1914. this allowed there to be an abundence of industrial workers. this helped the new companies and railroads built by germany. helped the house of krupp flurish after 1871 and they became an enormous indsutrial complex producing steel and weapons for a world market. -
August thyssen builds small steel factory into a giant factory
It went from 70 workers to 50,000 workers. it inspired many of there german industrialist to invent and invest in buisnesses. Some examples are the optic industry, by carl zeiss.
