colonial empire…over twenty times as large as the home country‚ and it contained one and a half times as many inhabitants” (Costa). One such country controlled by France –and my focus for the purposes of this essay- was Algeria. From its initial occupation in 1830‚ France’s hegemony over Algeria spanned more than one hundred years whilst the colony’s revolt against its imperial master lasted a mere eight. Finally‚ on the 3rd of July 1962 Algeria gained independence from the French empire. I shall
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Louis-Napoleon or more formally known as Lous-Napoleon Bonaparte was the first president of the French Second Republic as well as the emporer of the Second French Empire when he was known as Napoleon III. Napoleon throughout his reign in France went from being a well respected commander and president to being someone constantly disrespected and undermined. He was treated based on the actions he took while under power. He went from making all the right moves to move into power to making mistake after
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November 24‚ 1793‚ the National Convention adopted a revolutionary calendar to replace the Gregorian calendar (established by the Roman Catholic Church in 1582). New Year’s Day was moved from January 1 to September 22‚ the founding date of the French Republic‚ and this date in 1792 marked the beginning of Year One. The months were renamed‚ assigned a uniform 30 days and divided into 3 weeks of 10 days each (décade). The remaining 5 days of the year were to be celebrated as republican festivals
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“Every empire tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires and that its mission is not to plunder and control but to educate and liberate” is a quote by Edward W. Said. During the 19th century‚ Western nations started expansion into territorial imperialism to collect resources from colonies to benefit economically‚ politically‚ and socially. Jules Ferry‚ a former French prime minister‚ created a colonial policy to colonize territories for France’s benefits and to civilize the people
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British and French Empires decided to let it remain independent‚ unlike Indonesia when they declared independence them selves. Japan‚ however‚ colonized both Korea and Thailand during its early-20th-century imperial period. The main topic ill be talking about is French colonialism in Vietnam. By the late 1880s France controlled Vietnam and Cambodia‚ which collectively it was called French Indochina. Indochina soon became one of France’s most moneymaking colonial possessions‚ part of the empire spanned
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The French Revolution (1788-1799) was known as the biggest event in world history because it changed the people’s perspective of France. The people in France wanted political and social rights that they felt were not being given. The news of Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke‚ Montesquieu‚ Jean-Jacques ‚ Rousseau‚ and Voltaire were spreading like wildfire‚ and the society of France were hearing about the Natural Rights of life‚liberty‚and property. People started to realize they didn’t
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and Austria.” –Nathan Kravitz o “Napoleon is a well known man but also a well known dictator. He took France out of a constitutional monarchy and called himself emperor.” –Courtney Barnes o “I can prove that he is bad based on testimonies of the French and the British” –Armando Delgado o “From what I have seen and heard thus far is that Napoleon has killed not only his people but others people. What right does he have to do this? Why?” Cross examination- opening statement: o “Ladies and gentleman
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The Franco-Prussian War of 1870 The Franco-Prussian War is easily described by realists as the French reaction to an increasingly unfavorable balance of power in Europe due to the unification of Germany. The French mobilized when Prussia attempted to place the German Prince Leopold upon the Spanish throne‚ although‚ “curiously‚ this issue had been more or less resolved in France’s favor before it declared war. France rode into battle despite having already scored a diplomatic victory in forcing the
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Overseas colonies were regarded as an opportunity to gain political advantage amongst European monarchs in constant competition for power and glory . While English settlement in eastern North America was influenced by the fish-rich waters‚ French colonization was influenced by the desire for even greater riches . In 1534‚ Jacques Cartier was sent to the New World to claim the land for France and search for the gold that was believed to be in line for discovery. After failure to find
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The French and British constantly came into conflict as they began to establish global empires in the 1600s and 1700s. This was not the beginning of the two nations’ feud with each other. Not only was it not the beginning‚ but it was not the only thing the French and British fought over. The French and the British have had over hundreds of battles with each other. These deadly battles ranging from the year 1066 to the year 1815 and it is what the French and British are well known for. The disputes
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