write a note on unification of German
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1. It was not supported by armed volunteers.
2. No secret societies were formed so as to achieve unification of Germany.
3. Germany in its unification had to fight against France and Austria.
4. Bismarck followed the policy of Blood and Iron for German unification
5. The process of unification completed with Prussian victory in 1871, when Kaiser William 1 was declared as the Head of state.
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The process of German unification:-
In 1848, the middle class Germans tried to unite the different regions of German confederation into a nation state under an elected parliament. but this liberal initiative of nation building was repressed by the combined forces of the monarchy and big landlords of Prussia. Otto Van Bismarck, the chief minister of Prussia carried out the process of unification with the help of the Prussian army and bureaucracy. Bismarck was convinced that the unification of Germany could only be achieved by the princes, and not by the people. He wanted to achieve his aim by merging Prussia into Germany. In 1867, Bismarck became the chancellor of the North confederation.
Bismarck's main aim was to unify Germany and was accomplished by three wars which were fought in a brief period of seven years. These wars were ended with the victory of Prussia which helped in completing the process of German unification on 18th January 1871. The German unification established the Prussian dominance in Europe.