... to the clumsy and incautious way that the French government handled the issue as it was to Bismarck's planning and actions. However Bismarck's planning and actions did bring about another milestone in the road to unification, as it united the divided north and south and made people think that if there was a military alliance then why not have a political one as well. France declared war on Prussia ... after Bismarck had altered an account of a meeting between the French Ambassador and Wilhelm I was altered and published in ... but it doesn't mean he was going to war to try and achieve ...

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