History A-Level
Bismarck’s manipulation of events to provoke war
What Bismarck’s manipulation of events to provoke war means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Bismarck used the Hohenzollern candidature and his editing of the Ems Telegram to make it appear both sides had been insulted, leading France to declare war.
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