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Congress of Vienna established 5 main powers in Europe: Britain, France, Austria Persia, and Russia. They all had equal distribution of power.
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39 German states formed loose grouping called the German Confederation.
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Bismarck was great noble to the Germans. He united the nation all by himself; others say he was a devious leader who led Germany into dictatorship.
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Bismarck declared he would become the leader without the consent of the people, or government funding. In 1864, Bismarck began his journey, building an empire.
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Berlin rioters forced a constitutional convention to write a liberal constitution.
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French declared war against Persia due to Bismarck's conception.
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France declared war on Persia; Persian had a great victory.
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King Wilheim of Persia became ruler of an empire. Germans called their empire, Reich.
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Wilheim took over the throne when Frederick passed away. When Parliament refused money to strengthen the army, this was a major challenge to his authority; he decided to take matters into his own hands.
