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| | History of the German Empire (1871-1918) - Unification, Kutlturkampf, Socialist supression, imperial expansion and ... |
 | | In 1866, in concert with Italy, he virtually created the Austro-Prussian War and won a decisive victory, which allowed him to exclude long-time rival Austria when forming the North German Confederation with the states that had supported Prussia in the Austro-Prussian War. |
 | | Bismarck, once openly uninterested in overseas adventurism, was eventually brought to realize the value of colonies for securing (in his words) "new markets for German industry, the expansion of trade, and a new field for German activity, civilization, and capital". |
 | | The Kaiser Wilhelm II was driven into exile (November 1918) by a revolution led by elements of the opposition SPD and communist groups, who later organised their own abortive bid for power (January 1919). |
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