Unification of Germany
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- Hey , My name is Otto Von Bismarck. I am a Prussian Politician who became Germany's First ever chancellor
- Otto Von Bismarck, a Prussian politician who was a pro-monarchy and had conservative views. Bismarck believed war was a great thing, by expanding Prussian power and promoting the idea of a Prussian-dominated Germany.
- Join me in a war against Denmark, once we win you will get Holstein and I will get Schleswig.
- In 1864, Bismarck persuaded Austria to join them in the war against Denmark and promised them that they could get Holstein once they defeat Denmark.
- Hmm..okay we will.
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- AustriansSoldiers
- The war erupted as a result of the dispute between Prussia and Austria over the administration of Schleswig-Holstein, which the two of them had conquered from Denmark and agreed to jointly occupy at the end of the Second Schleswig War in 1864.
- Danish soldiers
- Join us, and lets unify Germany. Let's all become one!
- Bismarck then convinced southern German states to join. But southern Germans were skeptical of the military power and Prussia's commitment.
- Hmm..we don't know, how will we know if you are committed?
- In 1870, Bismarck manipulated a note from the French Ambassador, saying that the Ambassador had insulted the Prussian king. After the public got a hold of the letter, both France and Prussia were furious. France declared war on Prussia but were defeated. Southern Germans sided with Prussia, which was Bismarck's plan.
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- On January 21, 1871, Prussia declared the German Empire. Prussian King Wilhelm l took the crown of the German Emperor. He was crowned at the Palace of Versailles in France. It added insult to the defeated French.
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