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5. The Franco German War.  In 1870 the Spaniards, who had deposed their queen, Isabel II., made choice of a relation of the King of Prussia as their king. FIVE THE FRANCO GERMAN WAR IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY THE SPANIARDS WHO HAD DEPOSED THEIR QUEEN ISABEL THE SECOND MADE CHOICE OF A RELATION OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA AS THEIR KING
 armies together besieged Sebastopol, and fought the battles of Alma and Inkermann, taking the city after nearly a year's siege; and then making what is known as the Treaty of Paris, which guaranteed the safety of Turkey so long as the subject Christian nations were not misused. In 1859 Napoleon III. joined in an attack on the Austrian power in Italy, and together with Victor Emanuel, King of Sardinia, and the Italians, gained two great victories at Magenta and Solferino; but made peace as soon as it was convenient to him, without regard to his promises to the King of Sardinia, who was obliged to purchase his consent to becoming King of United Italy by yielding up to France his old inheritance of Savoy and Nice. Meantime discontent began to spring up at home, and the Red Republican spirit was working on. The huge fortunes made by the successful only added to the sense of contrast; secret societies were at work, and the Emperor, after twenty years of success, felt his popularity waning. WO ARMIES TOGETHER BESIEGED SEBASTOPOL AND FOUGHT THE BATTLES OF ALMA AND INKERMAN TAKING THE CITY AFTER NEARLY A YEAR'S SIEGE AND THEN MAKING WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE TREATY OF PARIS WHICH GUARANTEED THE SAFETY OF TURKEY SO LONG AS A SUBJECT CHRISTIAN NATIONS WERE NOT MISUSED IN EIGHTEEN FIFTY NINE NAPOLEON THE THIRD JOINED IN AN ATTACK ON THE AUSTRIAN POWER IN ITALY AND TOGETHER WITH VICTOR EMANUEL KING OF SARDINIA AND THE ITALIANS GAINED TWO GREAT VICTORIES AT MERGENTA AND SULPHORNO BUT MADE PEACE AS SOON AS IT WAS CONVENIENT TO HIM WITHOUT REGARD TO HIS PROMISES TO THE KING OF SARDINIA WHO WAS OBLIGED TO PURCHASE HIS CONSENT TO BECOMING KING OF UNITED ITALY BY YIELDING UP TO FRANCE HIS OLD INHERITANCE OF SAVOY AND NICE MEANTIME DISCONTENT BEGAN TO SPRING UP AT HOME AND THE RED REPUBLICAN SPIRIT WAS WORKING ON THE HUGE FORTUNES MADE BY THE SUCCESSFUL ONLY ADDED TO THE SENSE OF CONTRAST SECRET SOCIETIES WERE AT WORK AND THE EMPEROR AFTER TWENTY YEARS OF SUCCESS FELT HIS POPULARITY WANING
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