1. Why was Germany unified in 1870
... but halting at the border of Denmark proper, in accordance with Britain's demand. This move by Bismarck succeeded in maintaining international opinion, and, following the refusal of the Danish King to compromise over the status of Schleswig, thus freeing Prussia from the London Treaty, allowed Bismarck ... to manipulate the situation to Prussia's advantage. Consequently after the war flared up again in the summer of 1864, the result being that the two duchies were placed under Austro-Prussian control and Bismarck had succeeded in committing Austria to a corner of Germany far ... placed...
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