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The '''Franco-Prussian War''' of 1870-1871 (also called ''Franco-German war'' or ''1870 war'') was the result of [[Otto von Bismarck]]'s plan to unify Germany. It was fought by the [[North German Federation]] (led by [[Prussia]]), and the southern [[German]] states of [[Baden-Wuerttemberg|Baden]], [[Baden-Wuerttemberg|Wuerttemberg]], and [[Bavaria]]  against  France under emperor [[Napoleon III]]. It involved a winter-time siege of Paris and ended with the [[Treaty of Frankfurt]].  

The '''Franco-Prussian War''' of 1870-1871 (also called ''Franco-German war'' or ''1870 war'') was the result of [[Otto von Bismarck]]'s plan to unify Germany. It was fought by the [[North German Federation]] (led by [[Prussia]]), and the southern [[German]] states of [[Baden-Wuerttemberg|Baden]], [[Baden-Wuerttemberg|Wuerttemberg]], and [[Bavaria]]  against  France under emperor [[Napoleon III]]. It involved a winter-time siege of Paris and ended with the [[Treaty of Frankfurt]].  

The main results of the war was  the rise of a unified Germany as the dominant continental [[Europe]]an power and the secession of the [[German]]-speaking [[French]] provinces of Alsace and Lorraine to the [[German Empire]]. This in turn led to a simmering resentment of [[Germany]] in [[France]] for [[regime change]] which in turn contributed to French public support for [[World War One]] as a means to win back the lands ceded to Germany and reclaim France traditional role as a dominant power.<ref>German speaking citizens of France residing in Alsace-Lorraine were forced to give up their [[democratic]] rights and voting in elections once the [[Second German Empire]] was declared.</ref>

The main results of the war was  the rise of a unified Germany as the dominant continental [[Europe]]an power and the secession of the [[German]]-speaking [[French]] provinces of Alsace and Lorraine to the [[German Empire]]. This in turn led to a simmering resentment of [[Germany]] in [[France]] for [[regime change]] which in turn contributed to French public support for [[World War One]] as a means to win back the lands ceded to Germany and reclaim France traditional role as a dominant power.

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