The immediate cause of the war resided in the candidacy of a Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, a Prussian prince, to the throne of Spain. France feared encirclement by an alliance between Prussia and Spain. The Hohenzollern prince's candidacy was withdrawn under French diplomatic pressure, but Otto von Bismarck goaded the French into declaring war by altering a telegram sent by William I. Releasing the Ems Dispatch to the public, Bismarck made it sound as if the king had treated the French envoy in a demeaning fashion, which inflamed public opinion in France. COUNT 5
QSN1 In whose cadidacy did the immediate cause of war reside? ANS1 Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen QSN2 What did France fear by an alliance between Prussia and Spain? ANS2 encirclement QSN3 Who goaded the French into war by editing a telegram sent by William I? ANS3 Otto von Bismarck QSN4 What was the name of the famous telelgram? ANS4 Ems Dispatch QSN5 What was the reaction of the French people to the deceptively crafted offense in the Ems Dispatch? ANS5 inflamed public opinion