WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Franco-German War, also called Franco-Prussian War, (July 19, 1870–May 10, 1871), war in which a coalition of German states led by Prussia defeated France. The war marked the end of French hegemony in continental Europe and resulted in the creation of a unified Germany.

Detailed explanation-2: -The last of these, the 1871 Franco-Prussian War, resulted in the unification of Germany for the first time in history. The unification of Germany totally changed the balance of power in Europe. Germany was the most populous and one of the most advanced countries in science, industry, railroads and military technology.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prussia, known in German as Preußen, was a German state located on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire when it united the German states in 1871.

Detailed explanation-4: -The third and final act of German unification was the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, orchestrated by Bismarck to draw the western German states into alliance with the North German Confederation. With the French defeat, the German Empire was proclaimed in January 1871 in the Palace at Versailles, France.

Detailed explanation-5: -Prussia also led the charge against the French in the Franco-Prussian War, resulting in the 1871 declaration of the Second German Empire. The King of Prussia assumed the additional title of Emperor of Germany, and Prussia became the pre-eminent state in a federal German empire.