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| Alliance Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von |  |
| Berlin Abandons the National Liberals in favour of the Conservatives after the Kulturkampf |
| Birth of Blomberg, Werner von Blomberg, Werner von | |
| 2nd Sep Pommern Birth of Werner von Blomberg |
| Birth of Streseman, Gustav Streseman, Gustav | |
| 10th May Berlin Birth of Gustav Streseman, son of an innkeeper |
| Catholic Centre Party Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| The struggle against socialism unites Bismarck with the Catholic Centre Party, bringing an end to the Kulturkampf, which had led to far greater Catholic unrest than existed beforehand and had strengthened rather than weakened Catholicism |
| Congress of Berlin Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 13th June Berlin Opening day of the Congress of Berlin to resolve the "Eastern Question" |
| 13th June Berlin The congress aims to revise the Treaty of San Stefano and keep Constantinople in Ottoman hands and disavow Russia's victory over the decaying Ottoman Empire in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78 |
| 13th June Berlin The Congress of Berlin redistributes back to the Ottoman Empire certain Bulgarian territories that the previous treaty had given to the Principality of Bulgaria, most notably Macedonia |
| 13th June Berlin The congress revisedsor eliminates 18 of the 29 articles in the treaty of San Stefano using as a foundation the treaties of Paris (1856) and London (1871) |
| 13th June Berlin The meetings are held at Chancellor Bismarck's residence, the Reichskanzlei (chancellory), the former Radziwill Palace, from June 13, 1878 until July 13, 1878 |
| 13th July Berlin Closing day of the Congress of Berlin |
| Congress of Berlin Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst | |
| 13th June Berlin Represents Germany at the Congress of Berlin |
| Field Marshal Hindenburg, Paul Ludwig Hans von | |
| Appointed Member of the General Staff |
| Kulturkampf Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Falk is dismissed & most anti-Catholic laws are dismantled |
| Berlin Pius dies & is replaced by the conciliatory Leo X |
| The struggle against socialism unites Bismarck with the Catholic Centre Party, bringing an end to the Kulturkampf, which had led to far greater Catholic unrest than existed beforehand and had strengthened rather than weakened Catholicism |
| Kulturkampf Falk, Adalbert | |
| Falk is dismissed & most anti-Catholic laws dismantled |
| Pope Pius dies & is replaced by the more conciliatory Leo X |
| Marriage of Charlotte Charlotte | |
| Saxe Meiningen Marries the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
| Reform of Anti Socialist Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Prohibition of the Socialist Party press & organization |
| SDP Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin The SPD defends itself by conventions in London & Switzerland |
| Secretary Archivist Bucher, Adolf Lothar | |
| Berlin Appointed Secretary-Archivist at the Congress of Berlin |
| Treaty of Berlin Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Acts as "the honest broker" |
| Berlin Russia gains Bessarabia, Bulgaria is reduced in size & placed under Turkish rule |
| Berlin Under the treaty of Berlin Romania gains Dobruja, Serbia & Montenegro become independent |
| Treaty of San Stefano Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 13th June Berlin The congress revisedsor eliminates 18 of the 29 articles in the treaty of San Stefano using as a foundation the treaties of Paris (1856) and London (1871) |
