Britain And France

This paper is a comparison of the lives of two influential statesmen in western culture, one British and the other American. Great Britain and the United States have had a long and sometimes complicated relationship throughout history.

When you think about France, what do you usually envision? Do you think of the center of fashion and design, the rolling vineyards of Bordeaux, or maybe the smooth language of love? Better yet do you think about a government formed with the Constitution that was in many ways is a framework for that of the United States of America, or a formidable military and an affluent economy. You would be correct if you had said any of the above. However, did you know that 1940’s France was a powder keg teetering on the verge of chaos in a tumultuous world: led by a vastly weakened military, a marionette government, and a virtually nonexistent economy?

In North America their three different countries. The two with the most relations is Canada and The United States. With having expansive lands both share a very long border. By all accounts both have rich a history with each other and are very similar life style. When a Canadian or an American travels around the world they will get mistaken for the other. But that’s when the not real a good representation of for both countries. Even thou very similar in nature, Canada and The United States have part that make both countries very different. In reference to different in density to population, religious beliefs and their countries recognizing of languages. Canada and The United at face value seem to be twin brothers, but that is not the final case in the matter.

On May 10, German forces overran Luxembourg and invaded the Netherlands and Belgium; on May 13 they outflanked the Maginot Line. Their armored columns raced to the English Channel and cut off Flanders, and Allied forces were evacuated from Dunkirk (May 26—June 4). General Weygand had replaced General Gamelin as supreme Allied commander, but was unable to stop the Allied debacle in the "battle of France." On June 22, France signed an armistice with Germany, followed by an armistice with Italy, which had entered the war on June 10. The Vichy government was set up in France under Marshal Pétain. Britain, the only remaining Allied power, resisted, under the inspiring leadership of Winston Churchill, the German attempt to bomb it into submission.

The United States and Australia are both industrialized countries with both English-speaking populations with challenges of providing health care coverage. Differences and similarities can be found in both countries with regards to the health care system. Both have government programs such as Medicare that is designed for the population in different circumstances, and both populations use private insurance. With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the United States is attempting to cover a large population of those needing health insurance yet in Australia Medicare system covers a larger portion of its population. With the cost continuing to rise along with spending for health care is dramatically different. The money

To the surprise of most people the biggest trade relationship in the world is not USA and China or USA and Saudi Arabia, but it is actually our unsuspecting neighbors to the North. Canada exports a whopping 73% of its goods to the United States and imports 53% of its goods from them. This relationship consisted of $347.8 Billion in imports and $312.4 Billion in exports in 2014. Crude oil is the biggest export in Canada accounting for 18% of total exports, with cars following close behind with 10%. As close as this relationship is there is some very key differences in the way that the United States and Canada treat businesses and regulate the economy. The US has always been business first, and following the idea that the market will choose

France had suffered damage to both men and building structures in World War I. After Versailles in 1919, there was a clear intention on the part of the French that France should never have to suffer such a catastrophe again. After 1920, French military favored adopting a military strategy that would simply put a stop to any form of German invasion again. The responsibility of drawing Europe’s post-World-War II war borders fell primarily to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919-20. There the victorious countries’ positions of power drafted the Treaty of Versailles with Germany. On 28 June 1919, the peace treaty that ended World War I was signed by Germany and the Allies at the Palace of Versailles near Paris, France. Allied demands were represented by the ‘Big Three’: British Prime Minister, French Premier, and US President Woodrow Wilson. World War I had destroyed much

There is conflict between the British soldiers and the French. The argument could lead to war and there are no plans for the British soldiers to achieve victory. The southern needs a plan to defend ourselves from getting destroyed.

Great Britain’s Prime Minister of 1940, Winston Churchill, gave his famous speech Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat to his men in an effort to persuade the government of Great Britain to wage war against the invading Nazis. Churchill’s tone was both urgent and determined; he emphasized that a War Cabinet had already been formed and gave details how preparations for war were on foot. Details included that they had agreed to meet for discussion, where “Mr. Speaker agreed, and took the necessary steps” for the soon to be war. Although the specific steps are not given, it is enough detail to understand the complexity and sensitivity of the issue. Also, Churchill gave details of the preparation and readiness Britain had during that time: “[…] that we are in action at many other points in Norway and in Holland, that we have to be prepared in the Mediterranean, that the air battle is continuous and that many preparations, such as have been indicate by my hon.” This not only supports Churchill’s determined toned, but also demonstrates the urgency.

Also France and Germany agreed to settle any disputes. This meant that they would respect the German

Each country in the world is composed of various social institutions- a set of organized beliefs and rules that establish how a society attempts to meet its basic needs. Some countries owe their success and power to the way in which their social institutions are structured. Although, one successful country may operate some of their social institutions and family patterns incompletely different manners or with just minute differences, they may still manage to be just about as successful as the other successful country. Two such countries are the United States of America, and the Kingdom of Denmark. Both of these countries are very highly technologized and heavily successful. However, their social institutions and family patterns of education, dating and courtship, marriage and the family, alternative forms of marriage, divorce and remarriage, and the role of men and women in business and culture, and health, to name a few, have both similarities and differences in the ways in which they operate.

Intertwined with France’s continual change to government and Republics is their culture of desiring a hero. After the French revolution, Napoleon was voted in as the emperor of France. Napoleon was a war hero after the French revolution and the citizens of France believed he could be the savior that France needed. Because of the hero-worship culture in France, Napoleon was given dictatorial powers. Additionally, the French citizens showed the yearning for a savior after World War Two when General Charles de Gaulle became head of the government. In 1958 the French generals demanded that de Gaulle be named head of the government, and if not they would land paratroopers in Paris and take over the city. The president had no choice and the parliament

The German Problem was the overriding issue discussed at the conference, and because there were decisions to be made about many different matters such as frontiers, reparations, and military limitations, the countries had contrary ambitions, and were forced to make numerous compromises. Each country was focused on achieving their own goals.The discussion of frontiers, especially the German Rhineland, was controversial between the three countries because they each opposed the ambitions of the others. France had very specific intentions, such as regaining the territory of Alsace-Lorraine and expanding into territories such as the German Rhineland. However, as France’s size would increase, so would its power, and this went against Britain’s goal of establishing a balance of power in Europe. Wilson believed that the opinions of the people of each territory should be considered in their decision. The final decision was that France would regain Alsace-Lorraine and the German Rhineland would become a demilitarized zone, so Germany could no have no forces there. This compromise satisfied each of the three countries because France desired a buffer state between itself and Germany, and it would not threaten the British balance of power nor Wilson’s ideas of new diplomacy. This settlement shows that the delegates, despite their opposing views, were able to reach a compromise.

The two Governments declare that France and Great Britain shall no longer be two nations but one Franco-British Union. The constitution of the Union will provide for joint organs of defense, foreign, financial, and economic policies. Every citizen of France will enjoy immediately citizenship of Great Britain, every British subject will become a citizen of France.

I thank you all for having provided me with the opportunity to represent you in the National Assembly. Over the past few months, I had listened to and voted on each proposition with only your best interest in mind. Yet, despite my efforts, most of you had written to me about your disappointment in the National Assembly and concern with the state of France as a country. Over and over again, you have believed that your own government had voted and acted against your wishes. Echoing Edmund Burke’s sentiments in Reflections on the Revolution, you all agree that “the fresh ruins of France, …, are not the devastation of civil war; they are the sad but instructive monuments of rash and ignorant counsel [by the radical leaders] in time of profound peace” (Popiel et. al.,149). However, I write today to inform you all to cease your worries. With foreign aid from Austria and Prussia, France is bound to return to its foundations with a renewed potential to succeed, with its entire people by its side.