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Otto von Bismarck gave a speech in the Reichstag about solving Germany's problems with this.
What is "Blood and Iron"?
This created the German Confederation of 39 states in 1815.
What is the Congress of Vienna?
The most important statesman from 1815 to 1848. He was the Austrian delegate to the Congress of Vienna.
Who is Prince Metternich?
In 1863, a war broke out of these two duchies. Austria and Prussia fought Denmark for control of the two duchies which had large German populations.
What are Schleswig and Holstein?
The Prussian Customs Union was created in this year.
What was 1834?
The reading "Germany's Unification" was published in this year.
What is 1843?
This was the first attempt to unify the German Nation. It took place following the 1848 Revolutions. It failed as Frederick Wilhelm IV refused the crown.
What is the Frankfurt Parliament?
Who were Albrecht von Roon and Helmuth von Moltke?
He led the French in the Franco-Prussian War.
Who was Napoleon III?
In this year, Frederick Wilhelm IV was declared insane and Wilhelm I became Emperor of Prussia.
What is 1858?
Kaiser Wilhelm addressed this group in 1897 when he spoke about the German navy and protecting the new Navy.
What is the Naval Fleet?
A German aristocrat and landowner. They were typically very conservative.
What is a Junker?
He was the King of Prussia in 1848.
Who was Frederick Wilhelm IV?
This offer to the Spanish throne put the French and the Germans on the road to war in 1870.
What was the Hohenzollern Candidacy?
What is January 18th, 1871?
This group wrote an article about the Prussians being intolerant to Catholicism. They wanted Austria to be included in the unification of Germany.
What is the Katholigentag?
This was passed by Bismarck because of his strong dislike of Socialism.
What are the Anti-Socialist Laws?
He became Emperor of Austria in 1848 and ruled until his death in 1916.
Who was Emperor Franz Josef?
This country was upset by the Germans building a Naval Fleet in the early 1900s.
What is Great Britain?
In this year, Kaiser Wilhelm I came to throne after his father's sudden death.
What is 1888?
According to this author, War was a biological necessity.
Who is Bernhardi?
The Prussian nobles had the choice of these two jobs or careers
What is Civil Service and Military Officer?
There were this many people in the Austrian Empire in 1815. (Between 10 and 20 million)
What is 16 million?
This was the decisive battle of the Austro-Prussian War.
What is the Battle of Sadowa?
On this day, Paris finally gave up and began peace talks with the Germans.
What is January 28th, 1871?