We discuss here the reasons of the rise of power of Prussia and why this war was a disaster for the French
Also, we discuss the consequences about the First world war
Franco-prussian war thread
Michael Sanchez
Isaiah Campbell
If Willy didn't get rid of Bismarck would ww1 have been avoided?
Easton Garcia
Do you even have to ask?
Jose Diaz
Well Bismarck died in 1898, so it's possible the war could have just been put off a few more years if he was still in office until then.
Angel Bell
France got smacked because Prussia was able to mobilize faster and stay one step ahead of them at all times.
Christopher White
They also had better arty
Asher Rivera
This and this from the military perspective.
On the diplomatic level france completely misjudged the behavior of the southern german states.
Benjamin Bell
summary
Ryder Robinson
How so?
Jordan Walker
Was WW1 ultimately a good or a bad thing, as far as it turned out?
Aiden Collins
It lead (or indirectly lead) to the spread of Democracy throughout Europe. You can take that as you will, but I believe it to be a good thing.
Elijah Butler
WWI was a direct continuation of the Franco-Prussian War
Oliver Rogers
You could also argue that it led to the end of empire, and all the ills of decolonization.
Daniel Miller
Democracy slowly spread throughout Europe even without a war.
Adrian Powell
It was much easier to do without german monarchycucks
Julian Jackson
But the Junkers got all butthurt after the monarchy fell and helped the fascists take power.
Brayden Butler
through democracy
Charles Watson
>tfw Hohenzollern Spain will never ever happen
France deserved far worse tbqhwu
Jonathan Ross
Daily reminder that you Italians owe Germany every last scrap of your independence.
Jeremiah Edwards
Every conflict is a direct continuation of another one. Chain of causality and all that shit.
Leo Parker
>"En España, al difundirse la noticia de que Leopoldo era candidato a la corona, se le empezó a llamar Leopoldo Olé-Olé si me eligen a causa de la difícil pronunciación de su apellido para los españoles."
>the people you were trying to govern couldn't even pronounce your name
Elijah Kelly
>conquisto
>not 'conquistaba'
You fool, it took Napoleon multiple years to do those conquests (except for Prussia lol).
Julian Perry
Both work, you autist.
Noah Kelly
No that's wrong.
Germany was planning to destroy France with a new war after the franco-prussian war. Several occasions were dodged by the french until 1914.
You can see that at the beginning, french managed to resist well to the more numerous german. French were submerged.
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Colton Lopez
>Lets have this huge showdown between the Best Army of Continental Europe vs the Grand Army to finally prove---- wait, what do you mean with they all got defeated at once?
>okay, luckily the fighting had been outside Prussia, so while Napoleon besieges these border fortresses, the prussian army can rebuild itself----- wait, all these defended fortresses and big cities just capitulated like that, wth
>well luckily there is still this one prussian army intact and with some luck-- oh well, nevermind
>Russia HELP!!!