The French government wanted all to remember the suffering France had endured and the ruins were the evidence. ... The French government saw the Vichy era as embarrassing and wanted to take the French image in a different Direction. The French government had hopes of France reclaiming it's status of prestigious nation once more (Farmer 81). ... The French collective memory does not however, maintain that France was completely innocent. ... In preserving such an atrocious testament to human cruelty, one hopes that this will never bee repeated in history. ...

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He was the first socialist president of the French Republic. ... The people of France love him. ... I know and love the French. ... He has a long history of anti-Semitism. ... Judicial review does not exist in the French court system. ...

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The impenetrable Maginot Line had simply been bypassed thus leading to the fall of France. However, the French will would not be beaten so easily. ... The history of liberty is a history of resistance." Once the Germans entered France and began their move toward Paris, the French people began to evacuate the cities and move to the country. ... From the beginning of the resistance in France, women were actively involved. ...

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She was a key figure in the French resistance movement and risked her life to undermine the Nazi occupation of France during World War II. ... Six months later Germany invaded France. In 1940, France surrendered and she and Henri joined the French resistance which had been established as an underground movement to fight against the Nazis in France and the collaborationist French government. ... One commentator observes that this omission "reveals something about the political nature of Australian history writing". It suggests that the role of women in helping to shape history may not...

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This long-lasting war was a battle between Great Britain and France. ... Great Britain looked to the U.S. as a source of supply also but had more suppliers than France did according to the text book (Exploring American History pg.286). Moreover, the U.S. was France's major source of supply, the British passed the Orders in Council. The Orders in Council were laws forbidding American ships to enter French controlled ports. ... Or as another example when France put up a blockade against Great Britain. ...

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The English planned to coordinate with French forces. ... The French were destroyed. ... Thus, minor changes and miscalculations resulted in one of the bloodiest conflicts in history. ... Also, Germany made the decision to attacked France. ... France planned on entering with Britain as an ally. ...

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The French Protestants were called Huguenots. ... The essay will now be discussing events and wars which shaped European history from the 1500's to 1650. ... Two major battles were fought between the French and the Spanish but France was defeated in both battles. ... The French King converted to a Catholic so that France would not be captured. ... The Conclusion for today is that there have been many wars in history motivated by religious, political and economic reasons. ...

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However war in Africa can be thoroughly included in the history of World War One. ... While Algerians were he most heavily represented areas of Africa to see action in France, other nations mainly French Black Africa nations like Morocco and Senegal sent to France over 150,000 themselves . ... The idea of conscription was not popular at all in the French colonies. ... In Senegal for instance the French were offering French citizenship to all the originaires . However despite this the French had only sent 90,000 men to France by November 1917, of which 50,000 had come in the month of October 19...

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The History of European Integration After the Second World War the countries of Europe's over riding fear was of a resurgent Germany. ... France then began to look to Europe to solve the problem of Germany. During the years 1950-1954 the idea of a European Defence Community was debated but, this was rejected by the French National Assembly, De Gaulle rejected. Supra-nationalism which meant for him the submerging of the French personality and would prevent France from regaining what he saw as her rightful position in Europe. His aim was for France to be dominant in an Older Europe...

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History: Cheers and Jeers Throughout history we see that continuity and change have characterized the history of the world. Also, history ultimately repeats itself. ... Throughout history there have been many people and cultures that were labeled as "others."" ... In history, war has been used as a center of nationalism and pride. ... It should have been a landslide victory for the British, but the Continental Army dug deep to boost their moral and with the help of the French we defeated the British and since have had a long list of victories in war. ...

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The three most important turning points for modern world history were exploration, World War I, and World War II. ... However exploration is not the only major Important turning point in modern world history. ... Last major turning point of modern world history has to do with WWII. ... Not only that but during WWII Belgium desired independence from South France. France revoked Belgium's autonomy and governed them directly. ...

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"Bertolt Brecht In 1914, the world witnessed one of the most terrible and bloody wars in the history of mankind to that date. ... Although new philosophy is not a new or even rare event in history, the ideological changes occurring in the latter half of the nineteenth century were markedly different from those in the past because science enhanced their credibility. ... When the recent history of each of the major contributors to the outbreak of war is examined, a interest for war, based on increased nationalism, can be discovered for each. ... France's nationalist interest, ...

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It also stated that France and Germany agreed to settle any future disputes. The Locarno agreements were greeted with terrific enthusiasm, particularly in France. ... France felt that at last it was being given some guarantee of border security and Germany had shown more goodwill towards France than ever before. ... However, at the time, the Pact was greeted as a turning point in history. ... There was no prospect at all of Britain or France risking their navies or armies in a war with Japan. ...

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On June 22, 1940 France surrendered. However a free French force continued to fight. ... D-Day is a military term designating the start date for launching an operation, but in modern history it is refers to the events of June 6, 1944. ... In May 1944 the Allies began making tactical air attacks in Northern France. ... Over all D-Day was an over whelming success the Allies come to France to stay. ...

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This buildup of arms led to one of the bloodiest wars in history. ... Russia, Britain and France were members of the Triple Entente. ... In it, France and Germany were in a small battle, where Germany won the French lands of Alsace-Lorraine. The loss built up anti-German sentiment in France, and sent France into a search for a motive to declare war on Germany, which happened at the start of World War 1. ... On August 1, Germany declared war on Russia, and two days later, on France. ...

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All of the events in history lead to the next. ... History is defined as the study of past events, particularly in human affairs. All of the events in history helped shape the world into the society it is today. Nothing would be the same, without the history that has happened to our world. ... If we do not learn from history, it is doomed to happen again. ...

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August 1914 one of the most historic events in history began. ... The cost of living in France during this time steadily increased with the realization of a long drawn out war. ... For Britain, France and Italy they had to borrow money from the United States to keep the war effort going. By the conclusion of the war Britain was in debt over 3.5 billion dollars, France was almost 2 billion and Italy was just over 1 billion dollars in debt10. ... The Great War as it has become known was a defining moment in modern history the impacts, which were and are felt around the world today. ...

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In To Lose A Battle: France 1940 Alistair Horne recounts the story of the fall of France in exceptional detail. ... Horne goes deep into the history assessing the strong influence on the events of the conflict that the men and women had. ... [iv] This makes me think that this book is perhaps a little above the average student of history and is not meant as a mainstream reading, but should be read by those who are well versed in historical facts of the World War era. ... What is very evident is the irony that existed in the French surrender. ... From the beginning to the end Horne does...

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They have been look down on for a long period of history. ... From the begging of history women have been viewed as a lesser sex. ... But as the French society moved toward revolution women began to speak of the hate against them. ... These cases of women in power have little occurred in history. ...

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Additionally, Hitler was appeased by the governments of Great Britain and France as the Fuehrer threaten war with countries whose provinces possessed areas of people being oppressed by the respective governments because of their German decent. ... World War II officially began after Hitler's march on Poland and the succession of rapid defeats and occupation of France, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, and Belgium became known as the Lightning War due to the German Wehrmacht's ability to strike quickly with little to no resistance. France and Great Britain were literally run-off the conti...

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West Germany was under the control of United States of America, France and England, whereas East Germany was led by the Soviet Union. ... As a result, the situation emerging from 1945 and so on, was laying the foundations of a new chapter in history that would stamp European biography and global politics once and for all. ... The reunification of Berlin represents another victory for the capitalist countries, United States, England and France. ...

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Eisenhower and Vietnam In the history of the United States, foreign policy has caused many disputes over the proper role in international affairs. ... From the 1880's until World War II, France governed Vietnam as part of French Indochina under the control of Emperor Bao Dia. ... As time passed, the French wanted to regain control of its former colonies in Indochina. ... In 1953 Eisenhower requested sixty million dollars for French aid, and by 1954 the United States was sustaining eighty percent of the cost of the war between the French and the Communist Vietnam. However, the U.S was...

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Throughout history, while men were absent fighting the war, women became empowered. ... At the young age of 15, she was married to Louis VII who was the King of France. ... The birth of Richard only deepened her legacy in history, because she gave birth to a good king in a time of corruption. ... I leave this realm of France to you to govern it. ... In 1250, the crusade forces of France were a threat to Egypt. ...

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History Assignment While the unification a Italy did effect world war one slightly, it had not nearly as much effect as Germany's unification. ... The armies of France and Germany doubled in size between 1870 and 1914. (www.schoolspider.com/history/worldwar1) It was agued that with all those weapons the countries grew restless to try them out. ... Britain rose to defend France and gave the Germans strong warnings. ... The Germans declared war on Russia around August 1st and two days later on France. ...

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English history is wrought with bouts of war, famine and chaos and near destruction of all British livelihoods. ... England has been a force to be reckoned throughout most of its history in all categories of life. ... The colonization of the original 13 colonies of modern day USA influenced the creation of the most technologically advanced, economically fueled, and politically savvy superpowers in history. ... In essence, the United States involvement alongside England, France, and the Soviet Union was inevitable. ... Such attacks, as those in Northern Africa, Italy and France were all con...

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