Question

Assertion (A): Germany was unable to become a formidable power in Central Europe because of France.

Reasoning (R): 16 states of Southern Germany were under the rule of Napoleon III.

• A. A is false but R is true.
• B. A is true but R is false.
• C. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
• D. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Bismarck, the Chief Minister to William I, the King of Prussia, played an important role in the unification of Germany.

Bismarck united the German states to the German States’ Association through military campaigns. After the defeat of Napoleon III by William I, German States’ Association was called the German Empire.