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      • Prussia (/ ˈprʌʃə /, German: Preußen [ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] ⓘ; Old Prussian: Prūsa or Prūsija) was a German state located on most of the North European Plain, also occupying southern and eastern regions. It formed the German Empire when it united the German states in 1871.
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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PrussiaPrussia - Wikipedia

    5 days ago · Prussia ( / ˈprʌʃə /, German: Preußen [ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] ⓘ; Old Prussian: Prūsa or Prūsija) was a German state located on most of the North European Plain, also occupying southern and eastern regions. It formed the German Empire when it united the German states in 1871.

  3. May 18, 2024 · Germany is not named, nor was it ever named Prussia, because Prussia was but one state among many. Prussia was a state that existed within the German empire, but it was not the sole representative of Germany. Germany is a larger entity that encompasses multiple states and territories.

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  4. 4 days ago · According to this story, Prussia played the dominant role in bringing the German states together as a nation-state; only Prussia could protect German liberties from being crushed by French or Russian influence.

  5. 1 day ago · On January 18, 1871 in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, King William I was proclaimed Emperor of a unified German Reich. The victory at Koniggratz had set Prussia, and Germany, on a collision course with destiny. A powerful, industrialized, militarized German superstate now occupied the heart of Europe. The consequences would be earth-shattering.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › GermanyGermany - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Formal unification of Germany into the modern nation-state commenced on 18 August 1866 with the North German Confederation Treaty establishing the Prussia -led North German Confederation later transformed in 1871 into the German Empire.

  7. May 11, 2024 · Yes, Prussia was a German state. It became part of the Northern German Confederation in 1866 and later became a vital component of the German Empire in 1871.

  8. 1 day ago · Although Germany existed as a loose polity of Germanic-speaking peoples for millennia, a united German nation in roughly its present form dates only to 1871. Modern Germany is a liberal democracy that has become ever more integrated with and central to a united Europe.

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