The Paris Commune
Political Tensions in The Second Empire Supporters: finance capitalists, state functionaries, and bourgeois property owners of western Paris who were well satisfied with Haussmann’s works
Opposition: Bourgeoisie Republicanism Different segments of the bourgeoisie , such as property owners, industrialists, shop keepers liberty and equality in the market political liberty, freedom of expression, and representative government
Opposition: Working Class Republicanism Social concerns The 1867-8 economic recession Strikes and street demonstrations
The War Against Prussia Military Defeats during the summer of 1870 September 1870, the republic was proclaimed, Adolphe Thiers became the first president Paris under a siege, until January 28, 1871 Preliminary Peace, February 1871: Alsace and Lorraine, symbolic occupation of Paris, huge war indemnity
March 1871 March 18: Withdrawal of military and government personnel from Paris Parisians took over all the abandoned administrative apparatus Elections on March 26. The proclaimation of the Commune on March 28.
The Elections of 26 March 1871
Some Policies of the Commune Limits on Salary and the right to recall the representatives Moratorium on rent payments and debt-collections Requisition abandoned workshops and dwellings Improve working conditions
Principal Points of Communard Resistance
The Disastrous End of The Commune
How did the urban transformation project undertaken by Georges Haussmann socially and geographically divide Paris? (5 points) Please do not write more than 10 sentences