Napoleon III restored the empire after the 1851 coup. The regime modernised Paris (Haussmann), developed industry and railways, and pursued an active foreign policy (Crimea, Italy, Mexico) before defeat by Prussia in 1870 and the fall of the empire.
Napoleon III restored the empire after the 1851 coup. The regime modernised Paris (Haussmann), developed industry and railways, and pursued an active foreign policy (Crimea, Italy, Mexico) before defeat by Prussia in 1870 and the fall of the empire.