WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Unification of Germany into the German Empire, dominated by Prussia with a federalist structure was announced on 18 January 1871 in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in France.

Detailed explanation-2: -German Unification There were over 30 German states that had an alliance known as the German Confederation. While the Austrian Empire usually dominated it, the state of Prussia took the lead in the unifying them into Germany. In 1862, the King of Prussia Wilhelm I selected Otto von Bismarck to be his prime minister.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia were the largest and by far the most powerful members of the Confederation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Germany became a modern, unified nation under the leadership of the “Iron Chancellor” Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), who between 1862 and 1890 effectively ruled first Prussia and then all of Germany.

Detailed explanation-5: -The unification of Germany into a politically and administratively integrated nation state officially occurred on January 18, 1871, in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in France.