On January 28, 1871, Paris collapsed after 5 months of resistance against the German forces commanded by Bismarck and the French military men and government surrendered to German forces. A treaty was signed between Bismarck, German Chancellor who supposedly perpetrated the war for unifying Germany and Adolf Tier, a French authority who later became the prime minister. In the peace agreement that was signed 2 months later France was committed to pay $5 million to Germany. Despite surrender of government forces to German Army, people in southern Paris and other cities established resistance forces that led to Paris Commune.
Occupation of Paris to unify Germany
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