.::As AJP Taylor once stated, the war that took place in the end of 1870 between France and Prussia occurred because of long term events, not plans of action. Otto von Bismarck modernized Prussia's economy. After his speech about 'iron and blood', he began emphasizing on the production of iron. This developed iron mining industry in order to support the The railways that are being built The weaponery that is being created for protection Austria was still strong, however, until Prussia's integration of the Zollverein. This was an advantage for Prussia, as this directly helped in the war against Austria of 1866. David Blackbourn ' predicted that Prussia had been predicted to 'come on top' since the beginning. This was because of the financial problems Austria would encounter. This was because of the financial problems Austria would encounter ; it lagged well behind the Prussian economy. Internal political deficiency's. Once a liberal parliament was created, the differences between the northern and southern states become more explicit. The South was Protestant and the North Catholic::.