Franco-Prussian War

Before the First World War, the Franco-Prussian War died out a year after it started in 1870 along with its old tactics and its’ use of weaponry bayonets, cannons, and the use of horses was also used for mobility. France faced defeat, once again, controlled by the Prussian (what is known today as Germany) regime run by the leadership of Otto Von Bismarck. The old ways of warfare was becoming obsolete. (thesis)The laborers of the Allied forces helped supplemented the need to resupply on innovative equipment used on the First World War; the equipment was never used in the past, which changed the standard mindset of how a war was to be fought. The change of warfare was very significant that devastated the world and shed a new light of how…

During the early 1870s, the Franco-Prussian War took place. At this time France had no allies, which was the chancellor of Germany, Otto von Bismarck’s goal; he wanted to keep France isolated for Europe. He was successful until 1890, when Kaiser Wilhelm II took office. Between the years of 1870 to 1914 France has gained many alliances and their government has changed drastically. After the Franco-Prussian War took place, France had no alliances. Their first alliance was Russia, though they…

of Prussia, Wilhelm I to help find a new king in which they went and spoke with Karl Anton the prince of Honenzollern Sigmaringen. Anton had a son named Leopold H.S. who was nominated to be the king of Spain. After making this decision, Bismarck sent a letter to Spain about this decision which was intercepted by the French. Duke de Gramont who was the minister of France gave an abrupt speech about Prussia. Napoleon III sent count Benedetti to talk to Wilhelm so that he would take back Leopold’s…

As part of the terms of losing, the Prussians were to occupy Paris for two days. During this time, the Parisians closed all of their shops in protest. The National Guard was unhappy of the compromises due to the war and they teamed up with some of the Parisians to voice this. This ended up with the deaths of two generals. This didn’t stop until June when the leader was killed. It was not before the slaying of an Archbishop that helped the people during the bitter winter of the Siege along with…

historians put forward the standpoint that the instability of France between those years is due to political factors as there were wars between countries, conflicts within the government and, unsuccessful and ineffective strategy of ruling the country. However, two different stances stand against this outlook and are believed as providers for the contributions to the cause of the instability. The economic factors are the second important factor, because…

In 1866, Bismarck made an offensive alliance with Italy . He was not only realized the war with Austria was inevitable for German unification but also confident that Austria was unable to defend herself. Rapid victory on the battlefield has long been a foregone conclusion to Bismarck. Prussia’s army had better training than the Austria’s army. Helmuth von Moltke, the chief of staff of the Prussian Army, used the railway efficiently led to Prussia’s military was able to move rapidly and his…

centuries between European and World powers, as being inevitably caused by great armament. However, as Foreign Secretary only during early World War One, his opinion may not be applicable to other conflicts during this period. This includes the Austro-Prussian War, a war that led to a united Germany which arguably played a role in the origins of two World Wars, World War Two, a war in which 70 nations took part in the conflict, and fighting took place on the continents of Africa, Asia, and…

Throughout time, many great leaders and and people have left their mark on European history. Many wars, revolutions, and other events have left a mark on history, but it is best done by the people who cause these effects. One of these famous European figures is Otto von Bismarck. Bismarck is the most important figure in European history due to his Unification of Germany, His Alliances and their affect on World War I, and his Military Strategies which influenced nationalism. Otto von Bismarck…

was explored in depth by historian Ian Kershaw in his 1987 book The Hitler Myth Image and Reality in The Thirds Reich. Using a method centered on the public image of Hitler, Kershaw revealed that Hitler’s rise to power was not caused by any particular successes in revitalizing Germany’s ailing economy in the 1930’s. Rather, Hitler was able to seize power because he cast himself into the role of leader or Fuhrer. Once he was securely in place as the Fuhrer, Hitler used nationalism to rearm and…

independent and were hesitant that a Prussian state that seems very obedient. The Danish War took place in 1864. Bismarck teamed up with Austria, but secretly Austria was his enemy. Bismarck and Austria combined, defeated Denmark and took Schleswig as a price, which resulted in Holstein going to Austria. Germany targeted Denmark because Denmark controlled the northern properties and they wanted Schelwig. The unification of Germany forced the states to pull together and help end the war. The…