Franco-Prussian War (19 июл 1870 г. – 10 май 1871 г.)

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France vs Prussia ; Napoleon III vs Bismarck, Moltke (the Elder).

Cause = candidacy of Prince Leopold Hohenzollern for Spanish throne → candidacy withdrawn under F pressure, but P’s King William I opposed this; Napoleon III declare war on Prussia to restore his popularity in F; Biz saw war w/ F as opportunity to unite N and S G states; Moltke led P armies; P defeated F; marked end of F hegemony in Euro and created unified G

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