>I must defeat the Germanic peoples of Austria in battle yet deliberately avoid uniting them under one flag
>>1429428
I don't think European powers would have accepted a united Greater Germany
Bismarck did it for Prussia not for Germany
>>1429428
>hey let's add a bunch of Catholic foreigners to the Reichstag
>>1429517
>Bavarians, Rhinelanders and Frankonians aren't Catholic
>>1429596
That's not a fair comparison of population size, not to mention that Austrians would naturally prioritize Austrian interests over Prussian ones. Bismarck would never add so many seats to the Reichstag that he wouldn't be able to control it.