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| − | The '''Franco-Prussian War''' of 1870-1871 was the result of [[Otto von Bismarck]]'s plan to unify Germany. It involved a winter-time siege of Paris and ended with the [[Treaty of Frankfurt]]. | + | The '''Franco-Prussian War''' of 1870-1871 was the result of [[Otto von Bismarck]]'s plan to unify Germany. It involved a winter-time siege of Paris and ended with the [[Treaty of Frankfurt]]. The main result of the war was the secession of the [[French|France]] regions of Alsace and Lorraine to Prussia. This in turn led to a simmering resentment of [[Germany]] in [[France]] which in turn contributed to French public support for [[World War One]] as a means to win back the lands ceded to Germany. |
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The Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 was the result of Otto von Bismarck's plan to unify Germany. It involved a winter-time siege of Paris and ended with the Treaty of Frankfurt. The main result of the war was the secession of the France regions of Alsace and Lorraine to Prussia. This in turn led to a simmering resentment of Germany in France which in turn contributed to French public support for World War One as a means to win back the lands ceded to Germany.