FREE: Pre-WW1 German 2 Pfennig Coins 1875 & 1911

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German 2 Pfennig Coins 1875 & 1911

1870 - Franco-Prussian War; defeat of France; Alsace-Lorraine acquired
1871 - German Empire (Second Reich) merges all German states except Austria
- King Wilhelm I of Prussia becomes German Emperor ("Kaiser"); his policies are largely controlled by Bismarck
1871-90 - Otto von Bismarck (1815–98) as powerful Chancellor of Germany[15]

Between Berlin and Rome (1875) portrays Kulturkampf as chess game; in the end the Catholics prevail1871-80 - Bismarck launches Kulturkampf to weaken the Catholic Church and bring it under his control; half the bishops are imprisoned or driven to exile. But 37% of the people are Catholic and they form their Centre Party. Bismarck finally reverses when secularists and Socialists take the opportunity to attack all religion. The Catholics then support Bismarck's policies.[16]
1873 - League of the Three Emperors, alliance with Austria and Russia

A little history for 1911 - if you care

Apr 12th - 1st non-stop London-Paris flight (Pierre Prier in 3h56m)
May 11th - The United States becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty
May 16th - Remains of a neanderthal man found in Jersey UK
May 16th - Zeppelin "Deutscheland" wrecked at Dusseldorf
May 26th - 1st Indianapolis 500 auto race is run
Jun 5th - Red Sox Joe Wood strikes out 3 pinch hitters in 9th for 5-4 win
Jun 15th - Tabulating Computing Recording Corporation (IBM) is incorporated.
Jul 1st - German boat Panther nears for Agadir Morocco
Jul 4th - White Sox Ed Walsh stops Ty Cobb's 40-game hitting streak
Jul 20th - Generals Henry Wilson/Auguste Dubail sign plan for British Expeditionary army in case of war with Germany
Jul 31st - Hungarian education is only taught in German
Aug 8th - The millionth patent is filed in the United States Patent Office by Francis Holton for a tubeless vehicle tire.