HIST 274 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Social Darwinism, Auguste Comte, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
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Week 5 - franco-prussian war, paris commune, naturalism. War with france immediately forced the southern german states to join with the northern. July 18, 1870 - war with france. Before the french army could fully mobilize, germany already was, using the railway system to move soldiers to french border - first time germans use trains in war. French fortress, metz, on french border cut off by the germans within a month - french badly outmaneuvered. Napoleon took that as attack on his honour, took personal charge of the army as military commander. Ordered the army to go on the offensive. August 1870 - sedan, french army cornered, napoleon iii captured. French army defeated in a month, defeat portrayed by emile zola in the debacle. September 1870 - paris outline besieged, napoleon iii exiled in london. Defeats of french army lead to the surrounding of paris by the prussian army.
