Franco-Prussian War
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The Franco-Prussian War was a war between France and Prussia. The war started when France announced declaration of this war on 19th July 1870. It ended on 10th May 1871. Prussia won this war.
After this war, France had to give to Prussia some regions under its control. These regions were Alsace and the German language speaking Lorraine. After this war, Prussia took steps to unite many independent German countries around it into one Germany, the German Empire. The historical term for this is the Unification of Germany.
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