Prussia’s defeat of Austria in the Seven Weeks’ War in 1866 had confirmed Prussian leadership of the German states and threatened France’s position as the dominant power in Europe. The immediate cause of the Franco-German War, however, was the candidacy of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (who was related to the Prussian royal house) for the Spanish throne, which had been left vacant when Queen Isabella II had been deposed in 1868. The Prussian chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, and Spain’s de facto leader, Juan Prim, persuaded the reluctant Leopold to accept the Spanish throne in June 1870.
<span>On August 7, 1807, Robert Fulton's Clermont went from New York to Albany to make history with a 150-mile trip.</span>
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Although the main battles of the Spanish American War centered on Cuba, the most decisive conflicts occurred in <u>the Philippines</u>.
The election was won overwhelmingly by Aung San Suu Kyi. However, the government refused to honor the results of the election.
In this quotation Winston Churchill is expressing reproach with the use of the word dishonor in regards to whoever he believes acted dishonorably. The word reproach means to address someone in a way that expresses disapproval or disappointment (in this case it is disappointment or disapproval in the other parties actions which he has labeled "dishonorable."
