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CLEP Western Civ II

Category - Nationalism

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The Paris Commune's outbreaks of violence in the spring of 1871 were protesting which of the following?
  1. The unification of Germany
  2. The establishment of a new monarchy
  3. The formation of the National Assembly
  4. The Prussian occupation
  5. The loss of Napoleon III
Explanation
Answer: C - The Paris Commune tried to wrest control of Paris from the National Assembly, which had been created by Prussia after their victory in the Franco-Prussian war. Composed largely of the working class, the Paris Commune did not feel that the government of the Third Republic adequately represented its socialist and Marxist interests.
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