NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
UNIFICATION OF ITALY AND GERMANY
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Austria
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Denmark
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France
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Italy
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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.
Detailed explanation-2: -France mobilised its army on 15 July 1870, leading the North German Confederation to respond with its own mobilisation later that day. On 16 July 1870, the French parliament voted to declare war on Prussia; France invaded German territory on 2 August.
Detailed explanation-3: -The immediate cause of the Franco-Prussian War was the candidacy of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen for the Spanish throne, which raised the possibility of a combination of Prussia and Spain against France.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War (July 19, 1870 – May 10, 1871) was a conflict between France and Prussia, which was backed by the North German Confederation and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and Bavaria.
Detailed explanation-5: -Three wars over seven years – with Austria, Denmark and France – ended in Prussian victory and completed the process of unification.