Editing False flag (section)

===Franco-Prussian War===
{{Main|Franco-Prussian War}}
{{See also|Causes of the Franco-Prussian War}}
On July 13, 1870, [[Otto von Bismarck]] published the [[Ems Dispatch]], an internal message from King [[William I, German Emperor|Wilhelm I]] to Bismarck regarding certain demands made by the French ambassador. In the version purposefully released to the public, Bismarck instead made it sound like the King had gravely disrespected the ambassador – a ploy to trick Emperor [[Napoleon III]] into declaring war on the [[North German Confederation]], with the end goal of unifying the northern and southern German states. This ploy would be successful, as Napoleon III would declare war six days later; and six months later, the Confederation would win and [[German Empire|unify the German states]].