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If the Paris Commune had captured the French national government before it fled to Versailles, organized itself more effectively, and was generally more radical and aggressive, could it have ignited a civil war in France?

From what I’ve read, there were concurrent uprisings of other leftist groups in other major French cities. If these groups were more successful and all communes had united behind a common cause, could it also increase the chance of a major political conflict?

If an outright civil war between the national government and disenchanted political groups were to occur, how would the rest of Europe react?

Would the leftist rebels in France be defeated by an international coalition?
Would Great Britain and the newly created German nation attempt to interfere?
Or would the invading forces of other powers ultimately not make a difference in the rise of a potentially radical left wing –maybe even socialist- government in France?

I ask because I have an idea for a TL and I'm wondering if the general direction in which I intend to go is even plausible. I think a timeline regarding a left-wing French government competing against an Imperialist Bloc (that may be divided into competing factions itself; one led by Germany and another by Britain) could be interesting, but I do question my premise.
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