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At Sedan, the Emperor was forced to surrender himself as a prisoner, and the tidings no sooner arrived at Paris than the whole of the people turned their wrath on him and his family. SUDANT THE EMPEROR WAS FORCED TO SURRENDER HIMSELF AS A PRISONER AND THE TIDINGS NO SOONER ARRIVED AT PARIS THAN THE WHOLE OF THE PEOPLE TURNED THEIR WRATH ON HIM AND HIS FAMILY
he 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. 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. There had long been bitter jealousy between France and Prussia, and, though the prince refused the offer of Spain, the French showed such an overbearing spirit that a war broke out. The real desire of France was to obtain the much-coveted frontier of the Rhine, and the Emperor heated their armies with boastful proclamations which were but the prelude to direful defeats, at Weissenburg, Wörth, and Forbach.  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 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 THERE HAD LONG BEEN BITTER JEALOUSY BETWEEN FRANCE AND PRUSSIA AND THOUGH THE PRINCE REFUSED THE OFFER OF SPAIN THE FRENCH SHOWED SUCH AN OVERBEARING SPIRIT THAT A WAR BROKE OUT THE REAL DESIRE OF FRANCE WAS TO OBTAIN THE MUCH COVETED FRONTIER OF THE RHINE AND THE EMPEROR HEATED THEIR ARMIES WITH BOASTFUL PROCLAMATIONS WHICH WERE BUT THE PRELUDE TO DIREFUL DEFEATS AT WEISSENBURG WORTH AND FOREBACK
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