How did Prussia beat France so badly -The Franco-Prussian War in a Nutshell
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Date: 2024-05-29
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Borrelaas
Strange that only 40 years later, the british would claim that germany wanted to take over the world, meanwhile they had already beaten france in a war the french started and all they demanded was the german speaking parts of france (alsace lorraine.
Meanwhile when they beat germany, they stripped them of every single colonial holding. Took land from them in the east, north and west. destroyed their economy, occupied their industrial heartland (ruhr and saarland, demanded insane payments, demanded their army be disbanded and demilitarized. Even splitting their country in two parts with no land connection between them.
And we wonder why the nazis came to power. If you destroy a country like that, radical forces become popular since they are the only ones that offer any hope, even if its false hope
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Strange that only 40 years later, the british would claim that germany wanted to take over the world, meanwhile they had already beaten france in a war the french started and all they demanded was the german speaking parts of france (alsace lorraine.
Meanwhile when they beat germany, they stripped them of every single colonial holding. Took land from them in the east, north and west. destroyed their economy, occupied their industrial heartland (ruhr and saarland, demanded insane payments, demanded their army be disbanded and demilitarized. Even splitting their country in two parts with no land connection between them.
And we wonder why the nazis came to power. If you destroy a country like that, radical forces become popular since they are the only ones that offer any hope, even if its false hope
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Borrelaas
3: 55 its so funny that we blame the germans for provoking a war, but dont consider the french demands that preceeded it a provocation at all.
Its like hearing flat-earthers do mental gymnastics. If germany declares war its germanys fault, if someone declares war on germany its germanys fault
Imagine a world where the french Emperor didnt declare war on north germany, how anyone can say he had no other choice is in a realm beyond logic and reason. The other choice was to not attack
Its plainly obvious that the french emperor wanted the rhineland, they wanted european dominance, its not about the EMS dispatch, thats pure propaganda
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3: 55 its so funny that we blame the germans for provoking a war, but dont consider the french demands that preceeded it a provocation at all.
Its like hearing flat-earthers do mental gymnastics. If germany declares war its germanys fault, if someone declares war on germany its germanys fault
Imagine a world where the french Emperor didnt declare war on north germany, how anyone can say he had no other choice is in a realm beyond logic and reason. The other choice was to not attack
Its plainly obvious that the french emperor wanted the rhineland, they wanted european dominance, its not about the EMS dispatch, thats pure propaganda
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lllPlatinumlll
Time and time again it are the southerners, the Romans the French the British and various alliances which attack the free German tribes and yet here you say 'contrarily' stop believing your own propaganda. It is the empire of the Romans, the Christians and now Liberals who have time and time and time again attacked the Germans. In fact, I don't think you know what contrary means. Go away amateur.
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Time and time again it are the southerners, the Romans the French the British and various alliances which attack the free German tribes and yet here you say 'contrarily' stop believing your own propaganda. It is the empire of the Romans, the Christians and now Liberals who have time and time and time again attacked the Germans. In fact, I don't think you know what contrary means. Go away amateur.
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MichaelJEngelmann
European history before the 21st century is confusing as hell but still cool to kinda know. Like what are German states German type countries that speak German with some differences in the language but oppose them being united Why Politics
What if European monarchies all still rules like it was the height of their power
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European history before the 21st century is confusing as hell but still cool to kinda know. Like what are German states German type countries that speak German with some differences in the language but oppose them being united Why Politics
What if European monarchies all still rules like it was the height of their power
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thibaultsardet7399
Ironically, Bismarck had been saved from drowning by a Frenchman named Pierre Lafleur in 1862 off the coast of Biarritz, in the Basque Country. I wonder if the rescuer morally made the right choice, but if it pissed off Bismarck to have been saved by a Frenchman.
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Ironically, Bismarck had been saved from drowning by a Frenchman named Pierre Lafleur in 1862 off the coast of Biarritz, in the Basque Country. I wonder if the rescuer morally made the right choice, but if it pissed off Bismarck to have been saved by a Frenchman.
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colindaniels945
Also to point out:
It wasn't Bismarck's idea to annex Alsace-Lorraine, but rather the army's.
Bismarck knew it would really piss France off something fierce and he was right as it necessitated putting together a system of alliances to isolate France
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Also to point out:
It wasn't Bismarck's idea to annex Alsace-Lorraine, but rather the army's.
Bismarck knew it would really piss France off something fierce and he was right as it necessitated putting together a system of alliances to isolate France
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greenling.
Bismarck certainly was waiting for an opportunity to unite German south by defesnive war with an outside enemy (France. He didn't orchestrate it to be this specific occassion but when the situation became a crisis he did what he could to making it a war.
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Bismarck certainly was waiting for an opportunity to unite German south by defesnive war with an outside enemy (France. He didn't orchestrate it to be this specific occassion but when the situation became a crisis he did what he could to making it a war.
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GBOAC
Something seems to have gone wrong with rendering the Zuiderzee in The Netherlands. Not only seems the Afsluitdijk existing decades before being built (1920s) the resulting lake behind it (IJsselmeer) is drawn as a land mass
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Something seems to have gone wrong with rendering the Zuiderzee in The Netherlands. Not only seems the Afsluitdijk existing decades before being built (1920s) the resulting lake behind it (IJsselmeer) is drawn as a land mass
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flygon6997
Don't feel bad of the people of Paris they wanted to continue the fight they were hiding in the city they fortified they didn't even think about peace until it got way too bad for them
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Don't feel bad of the people of Paris they wanted to continue the fight they were hiding in the city they fortified they didn't even think about peace until it got way too bad for them
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colindaniels945
One side effect of the war was that, thanks to Napoleon III having to withdraw troops, it allowed Italy to finally capture Rome and complete Italian unification
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One side effect of the war was that, thanks to Napoleon III having to withdraw troops, it allowed Italy to finally capture Rome and complete Italian unification
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JADE-vc3dt
France losing almost Everytime to Germany and even to the UK
Napoleon was France only Victor and Hope
He alone put down nations buh he wasn't there again
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France losing almost Everytime to Germany and even to the UK
Napoleon was France only Victor and Hope
He alone put down nations buh he wasn't there again
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knowledgia
The great questions of the day will not be settled by the means of speeches and majority decisions, but by Iron and blood
- Otto von Bismarck
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The great questions of the day will not be settled by the means of speeches and majority decisions, but by Iron and blood
- Otto von Bismarck
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cavalr1002
I know this is such a minor little thing. But why are you using a musket from the 1600s century at 4: 29 When this conflict is set in 1800s.
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I know this is such a minor little thing. But why are you using a musket from the 1600s century at 4: 29 When this conflict is set in 1800s.
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Johann_20
I love the language and history of France, but my God, they always lose wars. It's a miracle they haven't been erased from history by now.
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I love the language and history of France, but my God, they always lose wars. It's a miracle they haven't been erased from history by now.
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alfrancisbuada2591
Easy. Napoleon had a boner for his much cooler uncle and decided to emulate him. But wasn't even half the man his uncle is.
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Easy. Napoleon had a boner for his much cooler uncle and decided to emulate him. But wasn't even half the man his uncle is.
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bekirarslan1443
Infact nommmas someone hoe lifes in baden, it wasnt commen that germans had 2 baden, maybe they mesn Baden-Baden as Staat
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Infact nommmas someone hoe lifes in baden, it wasnt commen that germans had 2 baden, maybe they mesn Baden-Baden as Staat
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jasongaston17
Let's go another banger sending love from Chicago keep up your amazing work my brother it's valued & appreciated greatly
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Let's go another banger sending love from Chicago keep up your amazing work my brother it's valued & appreciated greatly
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anasevi9456
reminds me of a certain power these days in deep denial over their decline. and no not the guess reddit midwits believe.
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reminds me of a certain power these days in deep denial over their decline. and no not the guess reddit midwits believe.
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anthonyhargis6855
So, except for the destruction of the Templars and the Wars of Napolean. .. have the French ever won a fight
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So, except for the destruction of the Templars and the Wars of Napolean. .. have the French ever won a fight
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