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Title: Unification of Germany


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Unification of Germany
  • 1870-1871

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Napoleon
  • 1806-1812- Raids into German-speaking lands
  • Annexes Rhineland
  • Dissolves Holy Roman Empire

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Europe 1812
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Congress of Vienna
  • Does not unite Germany
  • Creates German Confederation
  • Headed by Austria

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Europe 1815
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Leading German state Prussia ruled by
Hohenzollern since 1614 started small, gained
land helped England beat Napoleon
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Zollverein
  • 1834- Prussia organizes German states
    economically
  • Removed Tariffs
  • Standard Money system
  • Austria did not join

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Otto von Bismarck
  • 1862- Prussian Prime Minister
  • Blood and Iron speech
  • Goal to unite German states under Prussian
    leadership

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War with Denmark- Over Schleswig and Holstein
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To make Prussia dominate power must drive Austria
out Seven Weeks War-1866 Austria
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The Iron Chancellor
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Franco-Prussian War
  • Bismarck needs an enemy all Germany will unite
    against
  • Spanish Throne offered to prince Hohenzollern-
    France nervous
  • He turns down throne.
  • King William I sends telegram to France

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  • Bismarck changes telegram
  • 6 weeks France defeated
  • January 1871 France surrenders

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Treaty of Frankfurt-1871
  • Frances pays Germany 1 Billion
  • Frances surrenders Alsace Lorraine
  • January 18, 1871 King Wilhelm I crowned German
    Kaiser.
  • Bismarck named Chancellor
  • Second Reich

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1878
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German Power
  • Wilhelm II becomes Kaiser in 1888.
  • Dismisses Bismarck in 1890.
  • Wilhelm II makes German a leading industrial
    power.
  • Germany will compete for colonies Place in the
    Sun

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Wilhelm II
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