Question
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder wrote a firsthand account of this war that Archibald Forbes translated. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this war in which von Moltke won the Battle of Sedan. This war was partly sparked by the editing of the Ems Dispatch.
ANSWER: Franco-Prussian War [or Franco-German War, Guerre de 1870, Guerre franco-allemande de 1870, or Deutsch-Französischer Krieg]
[10m] France’s loss to Prussia sparked this movement aimed at regaining land lost during the war, such as Alsace (“ahl-sahss”) and Lorraine. Georges Boulanger (“zhorzh boo-lawn-zhay”) was nicknamed this movement’s “Général (“zheh-neh-rahl”)” for his inveterate support of it.
ANSWER: revanchisme [or revanchism; accept Général Revanche; prompt on revenge]
[10h] This historian downplayed the impact of the Franco-Prussian War and revanchisme on French society in his book Peasants into Frenchmen, which argues that rural inhabitants were largely ambivalent to the war. This historian gave the public television lecture series The Western Tradition.
ANSWER: Eugen Weber [or Eugen Joseph Weber]
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech A | Cornell A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |