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After the French Revolution of 1848, ________ set up the Second ______. |
Napoleon III set up the Second Empire. |
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Who was in charge of the French satellite of Mexico? |
Austrian prince, Maximilian. After 4 years, France withdrew troops, because of US protests, and Maximilian was shot. |
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Who won the Franco-Prussian war? |
Prussia. |
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What was the name of the provisional (temporary) government set up by Napoleon III after the end of the Second Empire? |
The Third Republic. |
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What were the names of the Provinces lost by France? |
Alsace and Lorraine. |
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Coalitions are....? |
Alliances of various parties. |
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Who had more power than the elected president? |
The Prime Minister. |
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What is the Dreyfus Affair of 1894? |
High ranking army officer, Alfred Dreyfus, was accused for spying for Germany. Neither he nor his lawyers were allowed to see the evidence against him. The court convicted and condemned him to life on Devil's Island, a small island off the coast of South America. By 1896, new evidence pointed to a different officer, still the army refused a new trial. In 1906, the court finally cleared Dreyfus and restored his honor. |
