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Congress Of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich. The objective of the Congress was to provide a long-term peace for Europe by settling critical issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. The goal was not simply to restore old boundaries, but to resize the main powers so they could balance each other off and remain at peace. -
Otto Von Bismarck birth
Was brn in Schönhausen, Germany. Otto von Bismarck, was a conservative Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs from the 1860s until 1890. -
Zollverein
Was a coalition of German states formed to manage tariffs and economic policies within their territories. The Zollverein also weakened Austrian domination of the Confederation as economic unity increased the desire for political unity and nationalism. -
Economic Develpoment
he Zollverein, in retrospect, did much more than simply cement alliances between the various German states as its Prussian architects had intended. t set the groundwork for the unification of Germany under Prussian dominance, achieved less than five decades later. -
Frederick William IV is offered the throne
The eldest son and successor of Frederick William III of Prussia, reigned as King of Prussia from 1840 to 1861. He was a conservative, and in 1849 he rejected the title of German Emperor offered to him by the Frankfurt parliament. -
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Frankfurt Assembly demands unity
Frankfurt was freely elected parliament for all of Germany on May 1, 1848. Its existence was part of the result of the 'March Revolution" in the states of the German Confederation. -
William I of Prussia becomes Emperor
Was the first German Emperor as well as the head of state of a united Germany. Under the leadership of William I, Bismarck achieved the Unification of Germany. -
Blood an Iron speech
Bismarck guve his famous "Blood and Iron" speech before the Landtag, the Prussian legislative. The speech was about the unification of the German territories. -
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Bismarck declares war on Austria
This war is also known as the Unification war or the German war. It was between the German Confederation under the leadership of the Austrian Empireand its German allies. Major results of the war was a shift in power among the German states away from Austrian and towards Prussian hegemony. -
Constitution drafted by Bismarck
The North German Constitution was the constitution of the North German Confederation, which existed from 1867 to 1871. The Constitution of the German Empire was closely based upon it. -
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Franco Prusssian War
Prussia had annexed numerous territories and formeed the North German Confederation in the aftermath of the Franco Prussian War. The causes of the Franco–Prussian War are deeply rooted in the events surrounding the unification of Germany. The conflict emerged from tensions caused by German unification. -
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Napoolean Invades German Lands
Prussian chancellor Otto von Bismarck planned to provoke a French attack in order to draw the southern German states. The French press and parliament demanded a war, which the generals of Napoleon III assured him that France would win. Napoleon and his Prime Minister, Émile Ollivier, for their parts sought war to solve political disunity in France.Napoleon and his Prime Minister, Émile Ollivier, for their parts sought war to solve political disunity in France. -
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Population Growth
In 1871, when the new German Empire was created, it had a population of 41 million people, and by 1913 this had increased to 68 million. The population increased dramatically. -
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Campaign against the church
The German term Kulturkampf refers to German policies in relation to secularity and reducing the role and power of the Roman Catholic Church in Prussia. Bismarck accelerated the Kulturkampf, which did not extend to the other German states such as Bavaria. -
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Second Reich is created
It was a period of time from the begining of the German Unification until the end of World War 1. The German Empire consisted of 27 constituent territories, with most of them being ruled by royal families. -
Bismarck becomes chancellor
King Wilheim mad Bismarck Minister. The office of Minister President of Prussia existed in one form until the dissolution of Prussia in 1947. -
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Campaign against the socialists
lthough the law did not ban the SPD directly, it aimed to cripple the organization through various means. The banning of any group or meeting of whose aims were to spread social democratic principles. -
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House of Krupp
A prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, have become famous for their steel production. Infamous for their brutal use of slave labor during World War II. Krupp's anti-balloon guns were the first anti-aircraft guns. -
Bismarck Resigns
The new monarch was already suffering from an incurable throat cancer and died after reigning for only 99 days. Bismarck was 16 years older than Friedrich. -
William II becomes Kaiser
William II was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Crowned in 1888, he dismissed the Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck.
