Confederation of the Rhine
- Holy Roman Empire dissolved in 1806
- One of the causes of WWI
- Unified German states except for Prussia, and Austria
- Began in 1806
- Raised German nationalism
- Created Frankfurt assembly
- Assembly lacked power
- Ones who favoured "Greater Germany" wished to include Austria, all of Prussia, including that which was outside of the old Holy Roman Empire, Schleswig, and Holstein
- Ones who favoured "Little Germany" wished to exclude Austria
- Had no flag of its own
- Otto van Bismarck favoured "Little Germany" solution; Prussia took leadership role
- Bismarck was on the extreme right of Prussian politics
- States in the Rhine were Luxembourg, Prussia, Badenhesse, Mecklenburg, Saxony, Wurttemberg, Republic of Krakow, Bavaria, Austria, and Hannover