This would be the unification of Germany for the first time in the modern period. By 1871, Alsace and Northern Lorraine was ceded to Germany by the French. The Franco-Prussian War led the North German Confederation to grow in size, with Baden, Württemberg, Hesse-Darmstadt and Bavaria joining the Confederation. If you are not comfortable with reading about such things, do not expand this section.
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