CONSEQUENCES OF THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR FOR EUROPE
Abstract
The Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) significantly reshaped Europe, leading to the unification of Germany and the decline of French power. The Treaty of Frankfurt resulted in France ceding Alsace and Lorraine, fostering a spirit of revanchism. Politically, the war catalyzed realignments in alliances, notably the Franco-Russian Alliance. Socially, it intensified nationalism in both nations, with Germany embracing militarism and France experiencing political instability exemplified by the Paris Commune. Economically, Germany benefited from industrial growth, while France faced challenges. These consequences laid the groundwork for the tensions that ultimately contributed to the outbreak of World War I.
Keywords
Franco-Prussian War, Unification, Germany, France,How to Cite
References
Hobsbawm, Eric J. *The Age of Empire: 1875-1914*. Vintage, 1989.
Gordon, Robert. *The Franco-Prussian War: A History*. Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Berger, Stefan, et al. *A Companion to Nineteenth-Century Europe, 1789-1914*. Wiley-Blackwell, 2018.
Zürcher, Erik Jan. *The French War against the Germans: The Franco-Prussian War and the Birth of Modern Germany*. University of Amsterdam Press, 2011.
Tilly, Charles. *Coercion, Capital, and European States, A.D. 990-1992*. Blackwell, 1992.
Niven, Bill. *The Franco-Prussian War: A History in Documents*. Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.
Cameron, Ewan. *The Franco-Prussian War: A Short History*. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Gat, Azar. *A History of Military Thought: From the Enlightenment to the Cold War*. Oxford University Press, 2001.
Schmidt, S. *The Impact of the Franco-Prussian War on European Politics: 1871-1914*. Journal of Modern History, vol. 41, no. 3, 2010, pp. 509-532.
Harrison, Mark. *The Economics of World War I*. Cambridge University Press, 1998.
License
Copyright (c) 2024 Iroda Rakhimova
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
The content published on the International Scientific and Current Research Conferences platform, including conference papers, abstracts, and presentations, is made available under an open-access model. Users are free to access, share, and distribute this content, provided that proper attribution is given to the original authors and the source.
