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World War I

World War I. Background Info to the Great War 1870 - 1914. German Unification. As recently as 1870, Germany did not yet exist The area that was to become Germany was a grouping of separate German states (Prussia, Bavaria, etc.)

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World War I

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  1. World War I Background Info to the Great War 1870 - 1914

  2. German Unification • As recently as 1870, Germany did not yet exist • The area that was to become Germany was a grouping of separate German states (Prussia, Bavaria, etc.) • Prussia was the largest and it was Prussia that would lead them all to unification

  3. Otto von Bismarck • Chancellor of Prussia • Architect of unification

  4. Franco - Prussian War • Finalized German unification and humiliated the French who were crushed • Germans dictated peace terms to the French at Versailles in the Hall of Mirrors in 1871

  5. Alliance System • Otto von Bismarck was responsible for a system of alliances to protect German power and growth • It was also designed to isolate and weaken France

  6. Triple Alliance Triple Entente

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