As Revoluções liberais do Séc. XIX (parte 3) - O império de Luís Bonaparte e a Comuna de Paris

Dear students, This is the third of three parts of our lesson on the liberal revolutions of the 19th century, in which we discuss the Second French Empire and the Paris Commune. In this lesson, you will find: 1) The new coup of 18 Brumaire by Louis Bonaparte (1852): Broad popular and military support Marx's criticisms of Louis Bonaparte (The idea of ​​history repeating itself as farce) 2) The Empire of Napoleon III (1852-1871): The industrialization of France The modernization of the city of Paris The quest for hegemony in Europe The Crimean War (1853-1856) The Treaty of Paris (1856) and the end of the Holy Alliance 3) The Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871): The dispute for the Spanish throne between the royal families of Prussia (Hohenzollern) and France (Bonaparte) The Prussian triumph and the unification of Germany The deposition of Napoleon III and the proclamation of the French Third Republic The humiliation of the French and the Annexation of Alsace and Lorraine by Germany (Prussia) 4) The Paris Commune (1871): Inspiration from Marxist (socialist) ideals Measures favorable to the working classes Intense repression by the government and European powers