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| created the German Confederation in 1815 |
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German Confederation [image] |
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| created in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna as a buffer against possible future French expansion. It was the first major step toward German unity. |
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| The German House of Represenatives. |
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| the right of a nation-state to pursue its own advantage by means, including war and the repudiation of treaties |
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an economic union formed by German states in 1834 |
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| king of Prussia who became first Kaiser of Germany on January 18, 1871 |
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| Prussian prime minister who played a significant role in the unification of Germany and became chancellor of Germany |
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| the right of a nation-state to pursue its own advantage by means, including war and the repudiation of treaties |
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| king of Denmark who proclaimed Schleswig a Danish province in 1863 prompting Prussia and Austria to declare war on Denmark in 1864 |
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| War between Austria and Prussia beginning on June 15, 1867 |
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Duke of Augustenberg [image] |
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| claimed title to Schleswig and Holstein, and was supported by Austria, which led to the Seven Week’s War |
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North German Confederation |
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| formed in 1867, it was made up of all the German states north of the Main River |
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Franco-Prussian War [image] |
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| war between France and Prussia, beginning on July 19, 1870 |
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| Queen of Spain, overthrow in 1868 |
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| Turned down the Spanish throne |
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| telegram that Bismarck altered to make it look like William had purposely insulted the French envoy, then released it to the press. |
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| emperor (William I, Frederick III, William II) |
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| chief minister (Bismarck) |
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| son of William I, was a liberal and supported reform, and died after only 100 days as King |
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| Allied with Prussia aainst Denmark in 1864 and lost 7 Weeks' War to Prussia in 1866 |
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| the largest and most influential of the German states that was most responsible for the unification of Germany |
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| German city tat staged the Frankfurt Assembly in 1848 |
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| southern German state that was left out of unification of Germany |
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| kingdom north of germany that tried to annex Scheswig |
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| northern German state that Denmark tried to annex leading to a war between Denmark and Prussia/ Austria |
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| the southern border of the North German Confederation in 1867 |
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| German-state in Southeastern Germany |
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| German-state in Southern Germany that was opposed to a unified Germany under Prussian Rule |
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| offered compensation from Germany to stay neutral in a Austrian-Prussian war |
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| French public’s feeling toward Prussia |
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| a north-flowing river in western Germany |
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| A major river in western Germany that flows northward to the North Sea. |
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A major river that flows northward toward the North Sea abd serves as the eastern border of Germany. |
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East flowing river in Southern Germany and serves as an important waterway between central and eastern Europe. |
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| mountains that marked the southern border of Germany |
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| A series of flat and mountainous plateaus in Germany covered with rock and poor soil. |
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| the northern border of Germany |
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| the eastern border of Germany |
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| contributed to Germany’s social and political divisions |
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| contributed to Germany’s social and political divisions |
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