Franco Prussian War: July 1870-January 1871 • Louis Napoleon surrenders to Prussians in September 1870 • Sept4: Parisians declare 3rd Republic o Government Of National Defense instituted • Government flees Paris to Bordeaux • Offers no help for Paris • Siege of Paris begins by mid-September o Most well to do have left city • Servants and workers are a majority---Unusual o Public meetings legal again o Starvation Increases o Economy falters o Cold and Disease o December: Bombardment
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What was the impact of changes in weaponry/technology in the Franco-Prussian war on the outcome of the war? The Franco- Prussian war was fought between the Second French Empire and a number of German states. These included the North German Confederation (made up of Prussia and many other northern German states). Bavaria‚ Baden‚ Wurttemburg‚ Hesse-Darnstadt. The war began due to a number of reasons: ranging from the fact that France worried that Prussia would expand too far and simply because
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By the 1900s it was second nature for Germany to revert to combat and strong leadership - i.e. during the 1st World War and Hitler’s totalitarianism during the 2nd World War. The victory over France in 1870 sowed the seeds for what can only be described as a ‘tragic harvest that was ultimately reaped’; when France actively opposed Germany in the 1st World War. The result of two wars in quick succession (that had badly affected France)‚ and the loss of Alsace Lorraine‚ led Georges Clemenceau to press
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The Franco-Prussian War of 1870 The Franco-Prussian War is easily described by realists as the French reaction to an increasingly unfavorable balance of power in Europe due to the unification of Germany. The French mobilized when Prussia attempted to place the German Prince Leopold upon the Spanish throne‚ although‚ “curiously‚ this issue had been more or less resolved in France’s favor before it declared war. France rode into battle despite having already scored a diplomatic victory in forcing the
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The Importance of Napoleon the III and the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 France in the 19th century was a country that was in trouble. In the beginning of the century its people were picking up the pieces from overthrowing a powerful and well established monarch. The people had to weather a failed first republic and the Napoleonic Wars. French people then had to deal with a restoration of the monarchy and a return of the power to the Bourgeoisie. Living as a common person in France was no easy
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argued that he deliberately fostered this myth‚ and that it was never his aim to begin with: he had not intended unification and was a Prussian patriot first. He distrusted Southern Catholic German states and feared the submergence of Prussia in a united Germany. Above all else‚ Bismarck was consistently concerned to uphold and extend the power of the Prussian state and king‚ and‚ to a lesser degree‚ to exclude Austria. He was brought in as Minister-President by the King of Prussia in 1862 to combat
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of the Congress of Vienna opposed to ideas of liberals and reformers who wanted to return power to the ruling families deposed by the prior Revolutions. Bismarck sought to unite Germany by engaging into wars including the Danish War‚ the Austro-Prussian War‚ and finally the Franco-Prussian War. Many of Metternich’s and Bismarck’s goals resulted in their achievements. His most important legacy is the unification of Germany. Both‚ Metternich and Bismarck sought to bring unity and stability to their
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Italy and Germany were two newly united nations that emerged in 1871. The two regions that were to be unified shared much history together; ever since they were last united as one under the Holy Roman Empire. When the French Revolution and Napoleon came along‚ both Germanic and Italian states were affected in many ways. Napoleon began spreading his liberalist and nationalist influence in Italy with his Italian Campaign in 1796‚ which later spread to the Germanic states. After Napoleon¡¯s defeat‚
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Bismarck and German Unification Before the 19th Century‚ German-speaking people had no idea of ‘national identity’ German speaking people occupied Central Europe‚ but the German states were usually very small (and the Germans there mixed with other races). The upper classes looked towards France as the foundation of European civilization. Although a German Confederation was created after 1815‚ it was not concerned with promoting a united Germany since the 39 rulers had no wish to see their
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French Revolution of 1789. It then contributed to the unification of Italy and Germany in the nineteenth century. At the same time‚ ethnic unrest threatened to topple the Ottoman and the Austro-Hungarian empires‚ Nationalism also contributed to the outbreak of wars. These included the Franco-Prussian War and World War I. Nationalism played a huge role in the 1800s‚ it united people into nation states. Count Cavour‚ who was named prime minister of Piedmont Sardinia in 1852‚ he provided the brains
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