France is an independent nation in Western Europe and the center of a large overseas administration. It is the third-largest European nation after Russia and Ukraine. In ancient times France was part of the Celtic territory known as Gaul or Gallia. Its present name is derived from the Latin Francia‚ meaning "country of the Franks‚" a Germanic people who conquered the area during the 5th century‚ at the time of the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It became a separate country in the 9th century
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absolutist monarchy to a working‚ stable Constitutional monarchy. France was not fortunate enough to experience such growth. In contrast‚ it experienced great decline because the country did not evolve and continued with absolutism even a century after England had proven that type of governing was not effective. There are several aspects of each country that are interesting to compare. The foremost of these aspects being the political‚ economic‚ religious and social situations. Despite numerous similarities
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Leader Analysis Sheet Name of leader: Louis XIV Lifespan: 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715 Title: Was an absolute monarch Country/region: Years in power: began his rule of France in 1661 after the death of his chief minister Political‚ social‚ and economic conditions prior to leader gaining power: His first priority was to prevent officials from abusing their power Louis continued his predecessors’ work of creating a centralized state governed from the capital Under
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France in the late 1780s In 1780‚ France was ruled by King Louis XVI. He was an absolute monarch‚ meaning he had power over everything. My father was one of Louis’ closest friends‚ and he had told me when I was a young girl‚ that he was a very selfish man. King Louis and his wife‚ Marie Antoinette‚ taxed the citizens of France and used the money on their own luxuries. However‚ they became bankrupt‚ causing France to be in even more of a financial crisis. My father also told me stories of how King
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• Cultural Aspects: Demographics‚ Population & Ethnicities: France is the 19th most populous country in the world. The total French population is estimated to be 63‚718‚187 with around 60‚ 876‚135 living in metropolitan France. The largest cities in France are Paris‚ Marseille‚ Lyon‚ Lille‚ Toulouse‚ Nice‚ and Nantes The French society has a wide diversity of people and ethnicities. Ethnic groups include Celtic‚ Latin‚ Teutonic‚ Slavic‚ North African‚ Indochinese‚ in addition to the Basque
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player belongs to Russia. • Modern Olympic Games were first held in Athens. • ICC has 10 members and it was founded in 1965. • Lowest total in cricket is 36 by Canada. • Tennis player steffi graf belongs to Germany. • Natwest trophy is for cricket. • The Swythiling cup is related to Table Tennis. • Morocco cup is for cricket. • First modern Olympic games were held in 1896 in Athens. • First women competed in Olympic games in 1912. • France and which country contested first ever world cup
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soviet collapse was shaped overwhelmingly by domestic factors. External developments had a largely indirect impact on changes within the USSR‚ through the cumulative effects of underlying shifts in the international landscape and as a result of strategic moves that opened the Soviet Union to outside influence. Both kinds of developments made a difference by affecting the conditions in which the domestic political game was played out. Only on occasion did external factors intervene in developments more
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The event of Cold War was shocking and controversial event which is still being discussed today. It is necessary to examine the many reasons why it started and how. While the why of what happened is still being argued‚ the what is fairly clear. The beginning of the Cold War was a basis of deep ideological differences as well as a series of misunderstandings or actions taken during WWII. The two immense powers USA and the USSR were showing some extreme behavior against each other. The conflict of
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What factors promoted the authority of the Capetian Kings of France in the Twelfth century? France in the eleventh century had been a fragmented land‚ divided into federal principalities‚ or mini-states ruled by princes or dukes. Though they recognized the King of France’s authority they did not expect him to exercise it in their individual territories. Feudalism increased the power of these mini-states in the twelfth century‚ and was the tool used by the Capetian Kings of France to advance their
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The Journey of Frances Harper During the 19th century Frances Ellen Watkins harper was an African American writer‚ lecturer‚ and political activist who promoted women rights‚ temperance‚ and civil rights. She was one of the best American Literature writers during her time. For her to be African American showed that she wanted to be successful because back then African Americans didn’t know how to read or write. During Harpers Career‚ Maryland made a law prohibiting any free blacks from entering
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