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In the year of 1866 the two great powers

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clash in Germany, Austria and Prussia

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It comes to the battle of Königgrätz.

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These states are fighting

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for the political future of Germany.

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The Austrians are more interested

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in finding a Greater German solution.

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A continuation of the German Confederation in 1815.

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While the Prussians are more interested in

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favoring a small-German solution

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resulting in Austria’s exclusion.

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In this section we’re presenting a possible third solution,

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namely the so-called third Germany.

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These are the smaller and medium-sized states

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such as Baden Württemberg, Bavaria, Hanover,

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which would have liked to lead their own policy

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against these two great powers.

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Behind me is the mourning Germania, the Germania

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that mourns because she strives for a united Germany.

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That's also what the smaller states dream of,

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for themselves to posses a greater influence

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in relation to the two great powers.

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In my background you can see

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the Valhalla and even more heads.

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The heads represent different

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political conceptions which

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could have been followed in the early 1860s.