| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Which German state was the primary architect of the unification? | Prussia | 96%
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| Who was nicknamed the "Iron Chancellor", responsible for masterminding the unification? | Otto von Bismarck | 92%
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| What was the name of the French Emperor captured in the above battle? | Napoleon III | 88%
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| The Iron Chancellor argued that the great questions of the day would be decided not by speeches and majority resolutions, but by what two things? | Iron and {Blood} | 77%
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| Who was proclaimed German Kaiser in that same year? | Wilhelm I | 77%
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| In what year was the German Empire declared? | 1871 | 73%
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| Which region was fought over between Prussia, Austria & Denmark in 1864? | Schleswig-Holstein | 73%
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| What were the three countries that Prussia went to war with to achieve unification? | {Denmark}, Austria & France | 69%
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| Which religious group did Kulturkampf target following the unification? | Catholics | 65%
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| The Lesser German solution was achieved following the unification, which meant the unification of Germany without ______ | Austria | 62%
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| Which disputed region of France would be annexed by Germany before being returned after WWI and again after WWII? | Alsace-Lorraine | 58%
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| What was the political philosophy famously practiced by the Iron Chancellor, emphasizing pragmatism over ideology? | Realpolitik | 42%
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| Which decisive battle in the Franco-Prussian War led to Germany’s victory over France and the capture of the French emperor? | Battle of Sedan | 27%
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| Who was Chief of Staff of the Prussian Army during the German Unification wars? (Hint: Shares the same name as his nephew who would hold the same position in WWI) | Helmuth von Moltke | 23%
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