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Congress of Vienna
German Congress of Vienna creats the German confederation -
Zollverein
Prussia creates Zollverein, no more tariffs on other German states. -
Otto Von Bismarck becomes chancellor
King William I makes Otto Can Bismarck chancellor -
Blood & Iron
Bismarck gives his famous speech "Blood and Iron" -
Alliance with Austira
Bismarck forms an alliance with Austria. Siezes provinces Schleswig and Holstein. -
Prussia attacks Austria
Prussia wins. -
Peace of Prague
Treaty of peace signed between Austria and Prussia. Prussia annexes several north German states. -
Franco-Prussian War
Naploleon III launches war against Prussia because he had been insulted in Bismarck's editing of Ems Dispatch. Prussia wins. -
Birth of Second Reich
William I takes the title of Kaiser -
Treaty of Frankfurt
Ending the Franco-Prussian War. -
One Currency in Germany
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Kulturkampf
Bismark launches the battle for civilization by making laws that limits the power of the church. -
Health Insurance
Bismark passes a bill that creats a right to health insurance for workers. -
William II
William II succeeds his grandfather as Kaiser -
Bismarck's resign
William II asks Bismarck to resign.