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| | | German Empire timeline |
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| 1871 |
| | The Prussian king, William I, is proclaimed emperor of a united Germany in the palace at Versailles | |
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| 1884 |
| | Bismarck launches the colonial scramble for Africa by suddenly annexing three territories for Germany (Togo, Cameroon and Angria Pequena) | |
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| 1884 |
| | Gustav Nachtigal arrives in Togo and persuades local chiefs to accept the protection of the German emperor | |
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| 1884 |
| | Gustav Nachtigal, moving on to Cameroon, annexes this region too for the new German empire | |
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| 1884 |
| | Karl Peters hurries round east Africa persuading chiefs to accept the German emperor as their protector | |
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| 1884 |
| | Bismarck invites the European powers to a West Africa Conference in Berlin | |
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