... his aims of expanding the power of Prussia through a united Germany. Once Otto Von Bismarck was appointed Prime-minister of Prussia in 1862 by William I, king of Prussia, he created a revolutionary event that changed Germany forever. He was a very conservative aristocrat who wanted to expand the power ... nation and gain power for Prussia. He was an intelligent and shrewd manipulator that would let nothing stand in the way of his King, William I. When Bismarck became Prime-minister he stated "Germany looks not to Prussia's liberalism, but to the power. Not by parliamentary speeches or .....

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... , Hanover, the Hesses, Bavaria, Baden, and Wurttenberg. This war was deliberately provoked by Otto von Bismark who was the prime minister of Prussia under King William I. King William ordered Bismark expel Austria from the German Confederation. William hoped this step would unify Germany under Prussian control. The German unification would loosely tie together the German states. Bismark used the Seven Weeks War as ... when Austrian's attacked the Prussian troops some 65 miles out of Prague, a city in Bohemia. The Prussians were able to hold their position until a larger force under Crown...

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German Unification The German unification began to make progress when Fredrick William IV reorganized the German Confederation under Prussian leadership. In 1858 his brother King William I took over leadership after Fredrick William IV became very ill, he rejuvenated the Prussian military and made Otto von Bismarck the chancellor to help him deal with the political collision of nationalism and liberalism (Sullivan 570). ... ...

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... states made up a number of treaties called the Zollverein. The Zollverein led to the spread of industrialism. Germany's economy became dependent on The Zollverein. Otto Von Bismarck ruled Prussia over William I. He reorganized the Prussian army, and increased taxes. If Prussian parliament disagreed with Bismarck, he would simply dismiss it. Bismarck united Prussia and drove out Austria's influence over Prussia. He ... land. Bismarck tricked Napoleon into declaring war on Prussia. Bismarck then used this as an excuse and converted rival German states into allies against the French. Germa...

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... laws and politics. Prussia After 1400, the nobility power increased at the expense of the peasants. The noble Hohenzollern family had enough power to introduce absolutism to Prussia after Frederick William the Great Elector came to power. He tried to unify the three provinces ( Brandenburg, Prussia, and the holdings around Rhine) under his control. Eventually, 2 factors helped him reach his goal ... : Wars and conflicts, and the Nobility that was obliged to accept its power restriction. Although the Great Elector did reach his goals, absolutism did not reach its peak until Frederick Will...

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... refused the throne. This was not enough for the aggressive French Foreign Minister who demanded that Prussia give assurances that they would never again seek for the crown of Spain. William I of Prussia refused to give any such thing. Bismarck published what has come to be known the Ems Dispatch, an edited account of the proceedings, engineered to enrage the French ... of Belfort. The results of this war were far reaching. France was ordered to pay Germany a Billion dollars in an indemnity to be paid before three years were done. Emperor William I of Germany was declared in the Hall of ...

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... states made up a number of treaties called the Zollverein. The Zollverein led to the spread of industrialism. Germany's economy became dependent on The Zollverein. Otto Von Bismarck ruled Prussia over William I. He reorganized the Prussian army, and increased taxes. If Prussian parliament disagreed with Bismarck, he would simply dismiss it. Bismarck united Prussia and drove out Austria's influence over Prussia. He ... land. Bismarck tricked Napoleon into declaring war on Prussia. Bismarck then used this as an excuse and converted rival German states into allies against the French. Germa...

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... their own courts and applying their own oaths of allegiance. However there were problems with newly established monarchs where loyalties had to be constructed through manufacturing of an image ( Frederich William III ). The states organised themselves, especially Prussia, more authoritatively than before in areas such as, security of borders, taxes, the military and education. Many of the natural resources became state ... ...

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... on decisions. Being one of the King of Prussia's biggest supporters, he was appointed to office, where he would begin moving up the chains of command and influence. In 1861, William I became King of Prussia. He wanted Prussia to have a strong government and army and appointed Bismarck as his Prime Minister. One of Bismarck's main focuses was on his Prussian military ... ...

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... expand Prussian territory at any cost. Bismarck used nationalism as an important tool in completing the unification. "Using the vacant Spanish throne, Bismarck forged a telegram, insinuating that Napoleon and King William had insulted each other." (Perry, 404) This led to high feelings of Nationalism throughout Germany, and led to a confrontation between Prussia and France. This war, known as the Franco-Prussia ... ...

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... to have a sour enemy on his south border. It was enough so that Austria was out of German affairs. Prussia now stood alone as the most dominant German state with William 1 of Prussia as king. The next war was planned to conclude the unification process and converge all the southern states into one nation. Bismarck was always cautious to guarantee alliances ... ...

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... acquisition of overseas colonies. Despite Bismarck's successful war victories and popularity amongst the nation his reign began to crumble with the death of Emperor Fredrick III. Bismarck clashed with Kaiser William II over the issue of German policy towards Russia. With the collapse of the Dreikaiserbund in 1884 Bismarck realised there was a possibility that Russia would join with France, who were ... ...

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