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Shows the Unification of Germany.

Created by JLucey on Apr 13, 2011

Last updated: 04/14/11 at 08:17 AM

• Kaiser Wilhelm
  Jan 18, 1871

  At the French palace of Versailles, King Wilhelm of Prussia crowns hiimself: Kaiser, or Emperor.

• Prussia wins at Sedan
  Sep 1870

  The Prussian army surrounds the main French force at Sedan taking 83,000 prisoners including Napoleon III himself.

• France declares war
  Jul 19, 1870

  France in return declares war on Prussia.

• War with France
  1867

  Waged war against France to win the support of the Germanic states.

• Seven Week War
  1866

  Austria declares war on Prussia.

• Bismarck Wins
  1864

  Prussia and Austria form an alliance and went to war with Denmark to gain two border provinces; Schleswig and Holstein.

• Otto Made Prime Minister
  1862

  Wilhelm choses Otto von Bismarck to be his Prime Minister.

• Wilhelm I
  1861

  Wilhelm I succeeds Frederick William to the throne.

• Constitutional Convention
  1848

  Berlin rioters forced a constututional convention to write up a liberal consitiution for the kingdom.

• German Confederation
  1815

  39 German states joined to form the German Confederation