After the Franco-Prussian War, Germany was unified under Prussia to become the German Empire in 1871, and the rivalry is often seen as subsiding after the Congress of Berlin in 1878.
Germany was unified under Prussia to become the German Empire in 1871. This was after the Franco-Prussian War. The rivalry is often seen as subsiding after the Congress of Berlin in 1878. This was after the Franco-Prussian War.