German Unification
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- Otto Von Bismarck, a Prussian politician who used foreign policy to unite a north German federation. Using "Iron and Blood" meaning war and dominance over ethnical German territories he unites the ethnic German population in Europe.
- I am Otto Von Bismarck, and I will unify Germany through Blood and Iron!
- Schleswig War!
- In 1864, Bismarck thought of the idea to convince Prussia's main opposition when it comes to Prussian Dominance Austria. Bismarck's plans works to convince Austria to declare work on Denmark to liberate the Schleswig-Holstein Territories. This works out for Prussia with their modernized military state and the secret plan to reap the winnings of this war.
- Schleswig War
- Bismarck's plan worked and they successfully liberate the Schleswig Holstein from the Danish. After the war Prussia took hold of the Schleswig and Holstein by Austria. After this Prussia began the start of the Northern German Confederation.
- 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.
- Prussian king
- 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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