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The Franco-Prussian War and the German Empire of 1871
Explain how the defeat of France in 1871 culminated in the proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles.
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National Unification and Constitutional Power in the 19th Century
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Investigate how Germany, Italy, and the United States forged unified nation-states and transformed constitutional authority in the 19th century.
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WH-ERA-7.S4B.27National Center for History in the Schools Standards · 6th Grade[Grades 9-12] Assess the importance of ideas associated with nationalism, republicanism, liberalism, and constitutionalism on 19th-century political life in such states as Great Britain, France, the United States, Germany, Russia, Mexico, Argentina, the Ottoman Empire, China, and Japan. [Identify issues and problems in the past]
WH-ERA-7.S4C.23National Center for History in the Schools Standards · 6th Grade[Grades 9-12] Assess the importance of ideas associated with nationalism, republicanism, liberalism, and constitutionalism on 19th-century political life in such states as Great Britain, France, the United States, Germany, Russia, Mexico, Argentina, the Ottoman Empire, China, and Japan. [Identify issues and problems in the past]