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Creation of the German Empire (1866-1871)
German unification proceeded in installments. The Austro-Prussian War of 1866, which might legitimately be labeled a German civil war, resolved the "German Question" by excluding the Habsburg Empire....
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The German Empire (1871-1918)
It is often forgotten that the German Empire [Reich] comprised no fewer than 26 territories, each of which maintained a modicum of sovereignty. Hence the term “empire” makes sense. The degree....
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