Was the unified German Empire (post-1870), in your opinion, more of a Regional or Great Power? (A Regional Power having the potential for military or economic hegemony in its' region, while a Great Power has global projection capabilities/ global influence.) For the sake of the question the Great Powers would be like Great Britain, Russia, and the USA while Regional Powers would be more like Mexico in Central America, Egypt in North Africa, or Sweden in the Baltic Area.
You do not have to stick to my parameters of the Great or Regional Powers as long as you explain your logic. I had assumed it was a more of a Regional Power, but after talking to a friend, I want to take a second look and am wondering what the consensus of this thread is.