Part 1 of Essay
The significance of the Franco-Prussian War was that its results effected the entire group of European Countries. This started a domino effect which culminated in World War I. The nation that benefited the most from the Franco-Prussian War was Germany. The main objective of the Prussians in the Franco-Prussian War was to ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... now was able to create a naval fleet which could have matched that of Britain. Britain saw this as a threat and the tension escalated between Britain and Germany. When war developed between the other countries in Europe Germany and Britain also began to wage war against one another. Germany's fleet of submarines sank an English ship prior to the United States joining in the War. The U.S. came out of their neutral status in the war so that they could keep the German naval submarines under control. ....