were there any empires here in the early days?
Yes.  German Empire formed in 1871
Germany
After the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War, the German princes proclaimed the founding of the German Empire in 1871. Prussia was the dominant constituent state of the new empire; the King of Prussia ruled as its Kaiser, and Berlin became its capital.
why did australia go to war in ww1 Because it  pledged its support alongside other states of the British Empire against whom did they fight? Germany which battles did the above country fought? UNANSWERABLE what special measures did they take? UNANSWERABLE what is the weather like in the country that they fought against? It has a temperate climate, ranging from oceanic in the north to continental in the east and southeast
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Germany [SEP] German Confederation and Empire
King William I appointed Otto von Bismarck as the Minister President of Prussia in 1862. Bismarck successfully concluded the war with Denmark in 1864; the subsequent decisive Prussian victory in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 enabled him to create the North German Confederation which excluded Austria. After the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War, the German princes proclaimed the founding of the German Empire in 1871. Prussia was the dominant constituent state of the new empire; the King of Prussia ruled as its Kaiser, and Berlin became its capital. In the period following the unification of Germany, Bismarck's foreign policy as Chancellor of Germany secured Germany's position as a great nation by forging alliances and avoiding war.