France (The End of Peace Map Game)

France is a Country located in Western Europe. Despite having a few colonial possesions after the Franco-Prussian War, France remains as a Great Power in the world though they have lost their military prestige and influence in Western Europe and remain in a weaken state so far in the 1870s. After the Franco-Prussian War, France remains largely hostile towards Germany and Italy while also attempting to prevent both nations from spreading their influence in the world.

Second French Empire
The Second French Empire was the Regime of Napoleon III of France from 1852 to 1873. After coming to power in France after a Coup D'etat in 1852, Napoleon III tried to emulate his uncle , Napoleon I and involved himself in several wars such as the Italian Wars of Independence , the Crimean War and the Opium Wars in an attempt to restore the great empire of Napoleon I but after 1866 and his failure in Mexico , Napoleon III soon faced an rising German Threat and without allies he boldly declared war on Prussia in 1870 and was defeated after 3 years of conflict in 1873 and captured by Otto von Bismark along with most members of his government and of his military staff after the Capture of Paris by German Forces. After Napoleon III's Capture a Provisional Government under Aldophe Thiers signed the humiliating Treaty of Paris in which forced the dissolution of the Second French Empire.

Other then Napoleon III's disastrous attempt to emulate his uncle, Napoleon III did improve France and help bring prosperity to the nation through many projects such as the renovations of Paris , the Grand Railway network he established and promoting French Business and Exports bringing economic prosperity to France having a more positive effect on his his domestic policies then his foreign policies as he greatly modernized his regime and the nation itself.

Third French Republic
The Third French Republic was a Monarchist Republic established in 1873 after the Treaty of Paris in which saw the dissolution of Napoleon III's Second French Empire. Lead by Aldophe Thiers in it's first 2 years, France focused on rebuilding and creating a permanent democracy but opposition within the National Assembly and the Parliament caused Thiers to resign and through elections in 1875 Patrice the MacMahon became the Second President of the Third Republic. However with the Government dominated by Monarchists and the President himself a Monarch it was expected for the Monarchy to return, the most likely claimant to the Throne of France the Legitimist Henri, Count of Chambord wished to remove all traces of the French Revolution and thus it was decided to keep the Republic until his death , however with the Republicans gaining more influence within the Government and the idea of the Monarchy fading away it was finally decided by MacMahon to hold a referendum in 1879 on the status of France on whether it  should remain a Republic or return to the Monarchy.