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.
Iron and ore help create steamboats and railroads for transportation or goods
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14 million people is the answer
As the veterans came back, they returned to the workforce in large numbers to fight for jobs with existing workers who had entered the workforce during the war, unemployment shot up due to the limitation of jobs. The government wasn't worried about this, it was more worried about possible inflation.
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