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January 18 is the day Germany was declared an empire.
?In 1870, the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) began.
?Prussian chancellor Otto von Bismarck and Wilhelm I hoped to destroy the power of France and divide Germany as a result of the war.
?The Emperor of France, Napoleon III, wanted to prevent the unification of Germany and preserve the rule of France in Europe.
?The soldiers of the North German Union achieved a complete victory.
?After the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, Germany was unified on the basis of Prussian militarism.
?On January 1871, 18, German princes proclaimed King Wilhelm I of Prussia German Emperor at Versailles.