Fought 3 wars for German unification
Shleswig-Holstein 1864.
Austro-Prussian war 1866
Franco-Prussian war 1870-71
Austrio-Prussia war was fought to secure
Austria's acceptance of Prussia rule over
Germany
Franco-Prussia war was fought since France
was concerned about the prospect of unified
Germany, thus declared war on Germany in 1870
Napoleon III caught in Battle of Sedan
Treaty of Frankfurt, France was to
surrender Alsace-Lorraince
Crowned Wilhem I at the Versilla palace
Alliance system to create new
balance system in Germany
Dual Alliance 1879 Triple
Alliance 1882, 1887,
Mediterranean Agreement 1887
The Reinsurance Treaty 1886
Dual Alliance with Austria
Triple Alliance with Italy and Austria
Mediterranean Agreement with Britain and Italy
Reinsurance Treaty(Secret Treaty) with Russia to
prevent a Russia-France two front
1888 Kaiser Wilhelm II removes Bismarck and sets upon Weltpolitik,
ruins rpushes Russia toward France as he did not renew the
Reinsurance Treaty. He also aliented Britain with the Navel Race
Angelo-French Entente
basis to WWI
Realpolitik: Politics and diplomacy based on power