Commune of Paris of 1871

  • Parisians reacted angrily for German troops arrival in city.

    After months of struggle and suffering, Parisians reacted angrily for the arrival of the German troops in the city.
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    Commune of Paris 1871

  • National Assembly adjourns.

  • Adolphe Thiers wants to disarm Paris,troops refuse to obey him.

  • Paris is now controlled by radicals.

  • National Assembly sets up in Versailles.

  • The Paris Communeis elected by rebels.

  • Commune abolishes conscription and the standing army.

  • Civil servant salary cap introduced.

  • Separation of church and state.

  • Versailles troops launch campaign against city.

  • Peace treaty concluded in February called Treaty of Frankfurt.

  • The Fall of Paris. Versailles troops enter Paris.

  • They spend eight days with massacres.

  • Massacre Operation led by Marshal MacMahon.

  • In Massacre, people were executed, imprisoned and deported.