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Why Did The French Collapse Of Paris?

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5. According to the textbook,” the southern German states honored their military alliances with Prussia and joined the war effort against the French. (P. 668).” On September 2, 1870, The Prussia armies advanced into France and at Sedan, and that they captured the whole French army and Napoleon himself. Even when the second Empire of French collapsed, the war did not stop, the war kept on going. However, after a couple of months, Paris was capitulated. Paris was capitulated in January 28,1871. The Peace Treaty was officially signed in May. The France had to pay 5 billion Francs which is about 1 billion dollars, and the France had to give up the Provinces of Alsace to the German state. The French people weren’t pleased with this treaty. The

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