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| style="width: | | style="width: 43.7785%; height: 552px;" | [[File:Bismarck and Wilhelm I.png|400px|center|top|frameless]]<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">In 1860 there was no Germany. There were many German states. Some of the states were Saxony, Bavaria and Hanover. The largest and the most powerful German state was Prussia. </span><br><br><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">In 1861 William I became king of Prussia. He made Otto von Bismarck his Prime Minister. Both </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">men wanted Prussia to unite all of the German states into one great German nation. Bismarck </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">believed that the way to solve Prussia's problems was with BLOOD AND IRON! Bismarck had </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">Prussia fight three wars. First, Prussia fought Denmark. Then they fought Austria. After each </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">VICTORY Prussia gained more land and became more powerful. </span><br><br><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">The war that finally united Germany was fought against France. The Franco-Prussian War was </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">fought between 1870 and 1871. Prussia won. The defeat has never been FORGOTTEN by the </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">French As a result of the war, Alsace and Lorraine were given to Germany. These PROVINCES </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">were rich in coal and iron. The French, were also very angry because most of the people who lived in Alsace and Lorraine were French. Frenchmen promised to get Alsace and Lorraine back from Prussia. The French also had to pay REPARATIONS to Prussia: To make things even worse, the Prussian Army took over Paris until the money was paid. </span><br> <br><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">When the Franco-Prussian War ended, William I was made Kaiser (Emperor) of the German </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">Empire. A new and a powerful nation was created in the center of Europe. Germany remained </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">united until after World War II. In 1945 it was divided into East Germany and West Germany. In </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">1990, East and West Germany united into one Germany again.</span><br> | ||
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 In 1861 William I became king of Prussia. He made Otto von Bismarck his Prime Minister. Both men wanted Prussia to unite all of the German states into one great German nation. Bismarck believed that the way to solve Prussia's problems was with BLOOD AND IRON! Bismarck had Prussia fight three wars. First, Prussia fought Denmark. Then they fought Austria. After each VICTORY Prussia gained more land and became more powerful. The war that finally united Germany was fought against France. The Franco-Prussian War was fought between 1870 and 1871. Prussia won. The defeat has never been FORGOTTEN by the French As a result of the war, Alsace and Lorraine were given to Germany. These PROVINCES were rich in coal and iron. The French, were also very angry because most of the people who lived in Alsace and Lorraine were French. Frenchmen promised to get Alsace and Lorraine back from Prussia. The French also had to pay REPARATIONS to Prussia: To make things even worse, the Prussian Army took over Paris until the money was paid. When the Franco-Prussian War ended, William I was made Kaiser (Emperor) of the German Empire. A new and a powerful nation was created in the center of Europe. Germany remained united until after World War II. In 1945 it was divided into East Germany and West Germany. In 1990, East and West Germany united into one Germany again. |
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