For many years Germany remained a disunited area spread across various kingdoms, duchies and states which culminated in multiple alliance systems, and under a Napoleonic system saw thriving nationalism and an increase in a unification typed movement. Following various movements following the Napoleonic wars and the Congress of vienna the Balance of Power policies were adopted in which out of the the German Confederation was formed. This confederation eventually culminated in the North German confederation led by Prussia which led to a more unified but Prussia dominated movement in the Germanic kingdoms and territories. The Franco-Prussian war broke out in 1870 which led to a North German confederation victory which officially formed the German Empire led by Prussia and with the exclusion o