After the Franco-Prussian of 1871, Bismarck and his military presence marched in Paris and announced the German Empire's ambition and creation to Europe at Versailles. After winning a war against Emperor Napoleon III's Armies, Bismarck made sure that Germany was on the World Stage and was becoming a major power in Europe. It worked, as the defeated French start to grow sour relations with the Germans. The British, Russians and Austro-Hungarians start to take notice of the new mighty German Empire that Bismarck had carefully created through Blood and Steel.