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Let's say that Bismarck, for X reason(maybe he is overruled by the König or something like that) accepts the danish proposition to become a member of the German Confederation in exchange to keeping Schleswig-Holstein, so the dispute between Prussia and Austria over the occupation of the region doesn't escalate to war (as there is no occupation to begin with). Which reason could Prussia find to go to war against Austria and assert herself as the most powerful german state? Any ideas?
For the sake of the argument let's pretend that Denmark keeps herself neutral in the war.
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