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French–German enmity
French–German enmity
( ) was the idea of unavoidably hostile relations and mutual
revanchism
between
Germans
and
French people
that arose in the 16th century and became popular with the
Franco–Prussian War
of 1870–1871. It was an important factor in the
unification of Germany
and
World War I
, and was finally overcome after
World War II
, when under the influence of the
Cold War
cordial
French–German relations
became the key to
European integration
.
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