1. German Unification Otto von Bismarck
Proclamation of German Empire in Versailles
Reunification Anniversary
Jewish Temple in Germany

2. Steps Toward Unification
Congress of Vienna
39 states = German Confederation
Liberals in Prussia revolt
Prussian King Frederick Wilhelm IV tricks citizens into believing he wants democracy
German Confederation - unites Austria and Prussia

4. Steps Toward Unification
Economic unity
Zollvereins remove tariffs
Develop railroad system
Cultural unity
Nationalism spread through music
Richard Wagner (composer)

7. Bismarck’s Plan for Unification
Fights Denmark over 2 small states
Allies with Austria
Trades with Italy
Italy gets Venetia
Prussia gets support to fight Austria
In process convinces France to remain neutral

8. Bismarck’s Plan for Unification
Austro-Prussian War
Provokes by sending Prussian troops into Austria
King appeals to Prussian nationalism for support
Result - German Confederation destroyed
Franco-Prussian War
Dispute over provinces that were part of Holy Roman Empire and belonged to France in 1870
Prussian victory  unified Germany

10. The Empire’s Growth and Change
Game of “chess” between Bismarck and Pope
Period after 1871 = Second Reich
German states meet at Versailles
Wilhelm becomes first kaiser
Bismarck becomes first chancellor
Federalist government
Power shared between 25 states
Power of Catholic Church limited
Kulturkampf
All men over 25 can vote, but there are many restrictions
Political parties develop

11. The Empire’s Growth and Change
France pay’s reparations
Transportation
Railroads
Socialists want state to control industry
Bismarck dislikes socialists
Bismarck develops policies of healthcare and disability etc.
Wilhelm II becomes Kaiser and fires Bismarck
Bismarck blames socialists for assassination attempts on Wilhelm