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This event was significant because it was a good strong standing point that allowed Germany to have a strength.
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New Prussian Minister of War introduces many military reforms and the result was a military with twice the infantry, making the German cause that much more powerful.
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After the French defeat, Napoleon III was captured and this showed that Prussia had military power and boosted the morale of the German state.
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All the southern German states decided to join with the Confederation, making the territory and power of the country much more, and may have decreased some morale in Austria.
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German Empire is declared in the Palace of Versailles William I is kaiser and Bismarck is chancellor.