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OFFERED THE THRONETO WILLIAM I

FRANKFURT ASSEMBLY

BISMARCK WILLIAM I

THE 17TH CENTURY RELIGIOUS WARS

AMONG THE GERMAN STATES

THIS KEPT THE GERMAN STATES

FROM UNITING

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GERMAN STATES

NO TARIFFS

STANDARDIZED CURRENCY WEIGHT

AND MEASURES

RULER OF PRUSSIA

FIRST GERMAN EMPEROR

HE APPOINTED BISMARCK

MILITARISM – MAJOR WARS

WILLIAM I

PRIME MINISTER OF PRUSSIA

HE IS CREDITED WITH THE UNIFICATION

OF GERMANY

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THE TITLE OF THE

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BISMARCK’S POLICYTO UNITE GERMANY

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BISMARCK’S POLICYTO UNITE GERMANY

THROUGH MILITARY ACTION

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OF VIENNA TO ENSURE

THAT THE GERMAN STATES

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