1866 ⟶ Austro-Prussian War: German Confederation Dissolved; New Entities Created

Austro-Prussian War results in the dissolution of the German...
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👑 Frederick the Great Ascends to the Prussian Throne

Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia.⟶
Frederick the Great Ascends to the Prussian Throne (1740)
MonarchyEnlightened AbsolutismFrederick the GreatKingdomEuropean HistoryHabsburgsMilitary Reform
GermanyGermany

✊ European Revolutions of 1848 and Conservative Repression

Revolutions of 1848 across Europe; crushed by conservatives.⟶
European Revolutions of 1848 and Conservative Repression (1848)
RevolutionLiberalismConservatismNationalismUnificationMonarchySocial ReformWorking Class
FranceFranceAustriaAustriaGermanyGermanyItalyItalyHungaryHungaryPolandPolandCzech RepublicCzech RepublicRomaniaRomania

🇩🇪 Austro-Prussian War: German Confederation Dissolved; New Entities Created

Austro-Prussian War results in the dissolution of the German Confederation and the creation of the North German Confederation and the Austrian-Hungarian Dual Monarchy.⟶
Austro-Prussian War: German Confederation Dissolved; New Entities Created (1866)
WarfareNationalismUnificationGerman ConfederationAustro-Hungarian EmpireRealpolitikOtto von BismarckEuropean History
AustriaAustriaGermanyGermanyHungaryHungary

🧱 Luxembourg's Fortifications Demolished Following Diplomatic Crisis

The Luxembourg Crisis: diplomatic confrontation between France and Prussia on the status of Luxembourg and the towns fortifications are torn down.⟶
Luxembourg's Fortifications Demolished Following Diplomatic Crisis (1867)
DiplomacyNationalismGeopoliticsFortificationsOtto von Bismarck
LuxembourgLuxembourgFranceFrance

🇩🇪 Kaiser Wilhelm II Dismisses Bismarck and Shifts to Weltpolitik

Kaiser Wilhelm II dismisses Germany's longtime chancellor Otto von Bismarck, thereafter embarking on the foreign policy of Weltpolitik, as opposed to Bismarck's Realpolitik.⟶
Kaiser Wilhelm II Dismisses Bismarck and Shifts to Weltpolitik (1890)
ImperialismGerman EmpireWeltpolitikRealpolitikOtto von BismarckForeign PolicyDiplomacyEuropean History
GermanyGermany