King Friedrich Wilhelm III, of Prussia, issues the Carlsbad Decrees, creating the first modern police state.

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References:

Claire Wolf and Aaron Zelman,  The State vs. the People: The Rise of the American Police State, (Hartford, Wisconsin: Mazel Freedom Press, 2001), 44-45.

wHKMLA  History of Prussia 1815-1847.mht
www.zum.de/whkmla/region/germany/preu18151847.html

1819 – Political Events The People’s Chronology.mht
www.zum.de/whkmla/region/germany/preu18151847.html

Carlsbad Decrees
www.1911encyclopedia.org/Carlsbad_Decrees

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