In the build up to war, the southern confederate German states voluntarily joined the Prussian-controlled Northern German Confederation. Germany was now unified. The Franco-Prussian war was ended ...

According to “Der Spiegel” European leaders meeting in Strasbourg effectively decided on the road map to advance towards the monetary unit and also supported the plan for German unification ...

He reorganised the ‘German’ lands to 39 larger states. He also established the Confederation of the Rhine, which brought further unification to the most influential German states. The German ...