Franco - Prussian war
How did it affect Europe during the decades that followed
It changed the power of Balance in Europe after Bismark won.
He felt that soon they'd bring all the German states under the control of Berlin, and would cause disaster in France. Napoleon all had to increase the size of his military after 1866 because Prussia had defeated Austria in a war, and he expected Prussia to become more powerful inside Germany (Frances neighbor) in the years, after 1866.
According to the 1st reading, why did Napoleon III increase the size of his military after 1866?
They had to pay a huge sum of money and give up some important territory. After losing this war, France had to give up territory (Alsace and Lorraine) to Germany, France had to pay money (reparations) and France had to allow German soldiers to occupy France for several years.
After losing this war, France suffered from several negative outcomes. What were some of them?
why
Bismark wanted to fight France and so he changed the Elms telegram which caused France to be mad. They then started the war. Bismark wanted France to start it and Germany to end it.
He had actively tried to expand the French influence around the world and Europe. He fought wars against Russia and Austria, and he began creating more French colonies in Asia and Africa.
During the mid-1800s, what did Napoleon III do to make France a more powerful country?
France was weaker and Prussia had more dominance. It was bordered by two powerful new countries, a United Germany and united Italy.
France was even more vulnerable during the years after 1871 because ________.
He was captured by Prussian military forces at the Battle of Sedan and a new government in France.
In early September of 1870, Emperor Napoleon III ________.
Germany
Prussia wanted to unify all the different regions of ____ under its leadership.
Otto Bismarck
The Chancellor of Prussia in the years prior to 1870 was a man named ________.
It means to organize and prepare it to begin fighting in a war
To mobilize an army means to ________.
He tricked France into starting a war with him because he didn't want to start the war, he wanted to finish it. By sending the elms telegram in 1870, Bismark made French people so angry that the French government decided to declare war on Prussia, which Bismarck wanted
What did this Chancellor accomplish by sending the Ems telegram in 1870?
Prussia got help from the southern German Kingdoms who provided them with more manpower, money, weapons, and railroads. During the early stages of this war, Prussia had more soldiers in its army, Prussia had more weapons in its arsenal, and Prussia made more effective use o railroads in moving its military forces from one location to another
What were some of Prussia's advantages relative to France during the early stages of this war?
July 19, 1870 - May 10, 1871
When
Prussia, France
Where
This war signaled the rise of German military power and extending its military force
how was it important
The war marked the end of French dominance in continental Europe and resulted in the creation of a unified Germany
what was the outcome