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Third Reich
danmo
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Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 01:29 AM UTC
Hello there!

I've a question:

If Hitler's was the Third Reich, wich were the Second and the First ones?

thnaks

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Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 01:34 AM UTC
I think the first reich was the Holy Roman Empire. Not sure about the second. Maybe Bismark?

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Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 03:44 AM UTC
Yup- Germany formed as an Empire under Otto von Bismarck in 1870 from a variety of kingdoms and German states. Bismarck developed a central bank, a common currency, and other economic reforms.
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