The German people were ecstatic about the founding of the German Reich in 1871, after having been fragmented and controlled by neighbouring powers for the previous 600 years since the time of Frederic Barbarossa . The euphoria and sentiments were not shared by many of the German Reich's neighbours due to various reasons. It is clear that Germany's future neighbours were profoundly adamant that Germany remain divided. They did not want the more than 30 fragmented pieces to unite …showed first 75 words of 2264 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2264 total…table" and become a dominant player affecting their own respective economic and political interests. Germany's future neighbours were profoundly adamant that Germany remain divided. They did not want the more than 30 fragmented pieces to unite under one German government because of their own political and territorial interests. But, as history evidenced more than 100 years after German Unification, their reasons for caution and even fear would materialize and cause terrible sufferings for all countries of Europe.