The Franco-Prussian War was important for Germany because _____ independent German states refused to help Prussia fight France.
Napoleon III absorbed Germany as part of the French Empire. it resulted in the unification of individual, self-governed German states. France managed to prevent Prussia from uniting Germany.
it resulted in the unification of individual, self-governed German states.
Explanation:
On July 19, 1870, the Franco-Prussian War began, a bloody military conflict in Western Europe that ultimately enabled the unification of Germany.
The Franco-Prussian War was fought between the French Empire, which was at that moment ruled by Emperor Napoleon III (nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte) and the Kingdom of Prussia, ruled by Wilhelm I of the Hohenzollern dynasty.
Prussia was supported by virtually all other German states (at that time Germany was not yet united but consisted of a number of states, such as the Kingdom of Bavaria, the Kingdom of Saxony, the Kingdom of Württemberg and the Grand Duchy of Baden).
