Question

@Tj1014 Why is the Franco-Prussian war significant to history ?

Answer 1

After the Franco-Prussian war, relations between France and Germany were greatly severed. At the Treaty of Frankfurt, which ended the war, France lost some of its territory to Germany. These regions along the Franco-German border, Alsace and Lorraine, were full of valuable minerals and was a thriving commercial center. France was forced to pay 5 billion francs in reparations, and Prussian soldiers were stationed on French territory until the debt was paid. The French were very bitter about this outcome, and this tension would lead to a diplomatic divide leading up to WWI. Both countries created alliances with others countries, dividing Europe into two separate camps and resulting in the war in 1914.

The Prussian victory shifted the balance of power in Europe, which resulted in WWI. For centuries, European diplomacy had been based on the concept of balance of power. Whenever countries felt threatened by the rise in power of another country, they felt obligated to attack it to limit its power. Although Prussia had won other wars shortly before the Franco-Prussian war (including a war against Austria), their victory against one of the strongest nations in Europe, France, made other countries fear its power. Other Europeans countries knew that if they allowed German dominance to continue, they were at risk of being overrun in the future. Thus, the Franco-Prussian war led other countries to expand their military and create alliances in the hope that they could halt further German expansi

Answer 2

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