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Why did the Franco-Prussian war happen and why were the Prussians able to defeat the French?
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... Why did the Franco-Prussian War happen and why were the Prussians able to defeat the French? The Franco-Prussian war began in 1870 and it was the conflict that completed German Unification, after this conflict Germany was a 'Kleindeutschland' ruled by Prussia, for Kaiser William I was a King of Prussia. I will identify the causes that led to the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71 and show why the Prussians were able to defeat the French so efficiently. The Franco-Prussian war was technically between the French Empire and the North German Confederation along with the Southern German states but in reality it was a war between the great powers of France and Prussia, for Prussia dominated the North German Confederation. The war was longer than the Seven Weeks war but still shorter than would have been expected for a war with such powerful opponents, Prussia and France were powerful industrial and economical powers with
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