# 1870 War Creates German Empire

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Podcast: [The Rest of History](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-of-history-7616377)
Published: 2026-07-24T02:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jaeden28/episodes/1870-War-Creates-German-Empire-e3cat33
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## Resource

In this episode, we walk through how Prussia used a short conflict to unify German states into a single empire. In this episode, we show why France emerged weakened and humiliated on the global stage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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