Despite Internal Crisis and External Threats, the Third Republic Was Able to Survive in the Period 1871-1914. Explain Why.
Despite internal crisis and external threats, the Third Republic was able to survive in the period 1871-1914. Explain why.
After the collapse of the Second Empire, the Third Republic was set up in France. During its reign, different internal crisis and external threats had occurred which threatened the existence of the republic. However, the unrests were solvable and the republic could finally survive. Internally, it was due to the own strength of republicans, the weaknesses of the opponents and the political climate of France which guaranteed the continuity of the republic. Externally, it was the skillful diplomacy and the specific international circumstance which saved the republic from being overthrown.
The own strength of republicans proved to be the main reason for the republic’s survival even facing internal crisis. The wise policies adopted by the republicans were able to curb with internal agitations and consolidated the republic.
In the political aspect, the reconciliation between various factions of republicans saved the republic. The republicans adopted the slogan ‘No enemies on the Left , once there was a major threat from the Right, Radicals, Socialists, Moderates and Syndicalists would put away their disagreement and combined temporarily. Gambetta even united all the republicans and organized an anti-royalist campaign throughout the country. For example in the Dreyfus case 1894-1906, the Right claimed General Dreyfus was a spy and used it as an excuse to attack the government. But the republicans were able to defeat the weak attack from the Right. Later, the pressure group formed by Maurras was suppressed quickly too. The above made the republic more firmly established and the Frenchmen were therefore evidently accepted republic was the only regime possible for France.
Legislation was also passed to restrict Church influence to prevent attack from the Right. For example in 1882, Godless schools were introduced. After the Dreyfus case,
After the collapse of the Second Empire, the Third Republic was set up in France. During its reign, different internal crisis and external threats had occurred which threatened the existence of the republic. However, the unrests were solvable and the republic could finally survive. Internally, it was due to the own strength of republicans, the weaknesses of the opponents and the political climate of France which guaranteed the continuity of the republic. Externally, it was the skillful diplomacy and the specific international circumstance which saved the republic from being overthrown.
The own strength of republicans proved to be the main reason for the republic’s survival even facing internal crisis. The wise policies adopted by the republicans were able to curb with internal agitations and consolidated the republic.
In the political aspect, the reconciliation between various factions of republicans saved the republic. The republicans adopted the slogan ‘No enemies on the Left , once there was a major threat from the Right, Radicals, Socialists, Moderates and Syndicalists would put away their disagreement and combined temporarily. Gambetta even united all the republicans and organized an anti-royalist campaign throughout the country. For example in the Dreyfus case 1894-1906, the Right claimed General Dreyfus was a spy and used it as an excuse to attack the government. But the republicans were able to defeat the weak attack from the Right. Later, the pressure group formed by Maurras was suppressed quickly too. The above made the republic more firmly established and the Frenchmen were therefore evidently accepted republic was the only regime possible for France.
Legislation was also passed to restrict Church influence to prevent attack from the Right. For example in 1882, Godless schools were introduced. After the Dreyfus case,