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"Bismarck was convinced - and did not hesitate to admit it later - that the split between the northern and southern German states can best be eliminated through" a national war against the neighboring people, our old enemy (France). " With the help of a provocative reportage - the famous "Ems despatches", a classic example of media manipulation - Bismarck forced the French emperor Napoleon III to declare war on Prussia. All German states rose to defend Prussia, and three months later the victorious German armies entered Paris; a republic was proclaimed. In January 1871, Versailles held a memorable recognition of German power, German unity, led by Prussia. The German Empire, which included all German states,as well as the annexed French provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, was solemnly proclaimed in the Hall of Mirrors of Louis XIV. King of Prussia became Emperor Wilhelm I. ”