THE UNIFICATION OF GERMANY

TODAY I LEARNED...

• After the Frankfurt Assembly failed to unite Germany, they turned to Prussia
• They wanted Prussia to lead in the unification
• Prussia organized the states north of the main river into the North German Confederation
• Otto von Bismarck pushed Prussia and France into a war that the sputhern german states entered
• The southern german states agreed to join the North German confederation before the war ended

WHAT SHOCKED US...

• The Southern German states were more afraid of France than Prussia
• Otto Von Bismarck caused France and Prussia to go to war
• Bismarck used misunderstandings between the French and Prussian states to start
• the war
• The ruler of Prussia was declared the Kaiser of Germany

WHAT SHOCKED US...

• Bismarck wanted Prussia and France to go to war.
• They called it the Franco-Prussian war (weird name)
• William 1 became emporer of Germany when it was united
• France intimidated Germany.

THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT

• The most important event was whenever the southern
• German states alligned themselves with Prussia because
• It is what got themselves involved in the Franco-Prussian war.
• Also, whenever William I of Prussia was crowned Kiaiser of the unified
• German states.