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Why Did Bavaria Agree to Join the German Empire?

Why did Bavaria agree to be a part of Germany? The Kingdom of Bavaria was an independent country for nearly 70 years until King Ludwig II swore allegiance to the German Kaiser. In the German Empire, Catholic Bavaria was overshadowed by the protestant Kingdom of Prussia---of which the Kaiser was also king---but unlike many of Germany's other states Bavaria was never conquered by the Prussians. Instead, Bavaria's isolation between three major powers---plus the political skill of Prussia's Otto von Bismarck---forced Munich's hand. Subscribe for more history: https://www.youtube.com/c/LookBackHis... More Videos: How Did the Anschluss Actually Happen?:    • How Did the Anschluss Actually Happen? | W...   What Began the Spanish Civil War?:    • What Began the Spanish Civil War? | How Ex...   How Did the Allies Divide Germany?:    • How Was Germany Divided? | The Allied Occu...   Why Does Luxembourg Exist?:    • Why Does Luxembourg Exist?   Why Did Italy Take Rhodes?:    • Why Did Italy Take Rhodes? | Italian Colon...   Sources Consulted: Bader, Matthias. "The struggle for Bavarian sovereignty". Bavarikon. www.bavarikon.de/object/bav:BSB-CMS-0000000000006791? Headlam, James Wycliffe. Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1899. E-book by Project Gutenberg. Edited by Evelyn Abbott, M.A. Balliol College, Oxford University, 2004. Krüger, Fritz-Konrad. Government and Politics of the German Empire. Yonkers-on-Hudson, N.Y: World Book Co., 1915. Digitised by the University of British Columbia, 2010. Miller, Stuart T. Mastering Modern European History. London: Macmillan Education LTD, 1990.