Question

In which year did unification of Germany took place?
A.1866
B.1870
C.1871
D.1875

Answer 1

Hint: Germany is located in Western Europe, in the heart of Europe. Officially, it is known as the Federal Republic of Germany. Berlin is the capital of Germany and its currency is Euro. It extends to an area of 357,022 square kilometres. It is the largest economy of Europe and one of the largest economies of the world.

Complete answer:
The first battle of unification of Germany was the 1862 Danish War which started over the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. Bismarck aligned with Austria to battle the Danes in a battle to secure the interests of Holstein, an individual from the German Confederation.
Germany was unified into the German Empire. It was a Prussia-dominated state with federal features officially on 18 January 1871 in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, France. The Holy Roman Empire and the German Confederation was thus replaced by the new state.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C).

Additional information:The 1866 Austro-Prussian War was the second war of German unification which settled the question of “smaller” versus “greater” Germany.
The third and last war was the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 which was organized by Bismarck to bring the western German states into partnership with the North German Confederation.

Note:German statesman Otto von Bismarck is considered as the mastermind of unification of Germany. German unification was accomplished by the power of Prussia, and implemented starting from the top, implying that it was anything but a natural development.