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jan 18, 1871 - German Empire is United

Description:

Who: German officials lead and declared the unification

What: With Germany divided between many other empires, Bismarck started a war with an outside enemy to rally all Germans behind with nationalism

When: Germany became its own empire on January 18, 1871

Where: The Declaration of this unification was proclaimed in the Palace at Versailles, France.

Why: Bismarck wanted to further humiliate France by showing that Prussia had more power to unify a whole large area of Europe.

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Date:

jan 18, 1871
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~ 155 years ago