April 1792‚ the French Legislative Assembly declared war against the King of Hungary and Bohemia‚ for plotting aggression. They declared war in the name of the French nation in defence of liberty; it began the first ’War of the People’s’ in the Modern world. Only 7 deputies voted against the war‚ which was thought by the majority to be in France’s best interests. The conflict lasted nine years and France lost 1.4 million inhabitants‚ and dramatically altered the trajectory of the revolution. There
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Britain and France joined the war with the willing of ending the war and keeping the peace. But‚ Germany still occupied Poland and turned to attack France on 10 May 1940 and France only kept 35 days then it was defeated. So‚ I believe that France is forced to enter the war‚ and it’s fight for peace and justice during the WWII. There are three reasons for it. Germany attacked Poland‚ and then Britain and France declared the war with Germany to keep the peace. Germany attacked France after it occupied
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WHY WAS THERE A REVOLUTION IN FRANCE? By the 1780’s‚ France was in great trouble. The country was almost bankrupt‚ there was famine and the third estate were becoming frustrated and angry. This created the build up towards revolution. In this essay I will look at the political‚ social and economic situation of France to try and identify why the revolution happened. During this era‚ there were many new political ideas about equality and freedom. This was called ‘The Enlightenment’ and was written
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movements by declaring war two times: 1946 and 1965. During World War II‚ France lost control of Vietnam because the country was defeated by Germany (722). Due to the France defeat‚ Vietnam had a weak internal government‚ which resulted in the invasion of Japanese’s forces into French Indochina (725). In 1946‚ France declared war against the Communist Party of Vietnam‚ led by Ho Chi Minh‚ who was fighting for liberation of colonial power (“The Cold War in Asia”). The war lasted 9 years and it resulted
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The population of New France at around 1750 was about 80‚000 people. The French almost exclusively devoted themselves to fur trading with the Indians. This kind of trade brought the French lots of wealth‚ but it did not promote the settlement. France differed from Spain and England through its governmental leadership‚ views on women‚ relationships with the native Americans‚ and it’s slavery. In the French government‚ the people of New France had to voice in their government. The king‚ along with
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In 1793‚ France was at war with it’s surrounding countries; Austria‚ Prussia‚ Sardinia‚ Great Britain‚ and the United Netherlands. France turned to America for support because in America’s time of need‚ during The American Revolution‚ France aided America. France thought it was time for America to repay them. In response‚ the US drafted the Proclamation of Neutrality which said that they would not be taking any side in the war. Although some may say that America was obligated to aid France‚ America
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Plan of Investigation Thesis: Why did Britain go to war? Between the late eighteen hundreds and late nineteen hundreds‚ England was described as being in “splendid isolation” from the rest of Europe until 1914. But why did Britain go to war? What rivalries were Britain involved and what treaties dragged her into the war? I need to look through the primary sources such as official reports‚ published interviews‚ addresses‚ and history textbook to gather facts; secondary sources from the internet
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The French revolution took place in France from 1789 to 1792‚ during the reign of King Louis XVI. It was an expression of discontent from the poor towards the rich‚ and of how they thought France was governed unfairly. The revolution is considered one of the most important events in human history‚ as it has continued to shape societies and the ways we live today (Cody‚ 2008). Through examining political‚ economical‚ social and cultural factors that led up to the French Revolution‚ this essay aims
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POLITICAL PARTY IN FRANCE General introduction The Parties have become a major player in politics in the late nineteenth century. The functioning of political regimes is deeply committed to the existence of these political parties that did not exist in the eighteenth century and were still embryonic in the early nineteenth century. In the totalitarian‚ one-party organizing mobilization. This explains the importance of parties in this type of regime. The importance of parties is also true in pluralist
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Geography: France is bordered by Belgium‚ Luxembourg‚ Germany‚ Switzerland‚ Italy‚ Monaco‚ Spain‚ Andorra‚ and the UK by the Channel Tunnel. It is located in the continent of Europe. They are in the timezone of UTC/GMT +1 Hour. The borders inside of France are the only ones that have changed‚ the outside perimeter has been the same since France was declared a country. Paris is the capital city and also the largest. Lyon is the second biggest city in France. People do travel from country to country
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