Vichy Government

France had a general distrust of Germany. There was a great fear that if more serious measures to stop Germany were not made then the next generation would be seeking a war of revenge. The French public opinion earnestly desired a just peace, and would not take up arms again until compelled by a clear threat.3 This pacifism played an extremely important role in French policy. "Whether from ignorance or misunderstanding, many of the French people were apathetic, or just did not care enough to want action."4 The people were divided into two forces, the Left and Right, the Right favoring

Just about any country that one can name has some history of civil unrest, class issues, rioting in the streets, and outright warfare. These patterns of behavior are common denominators for most civilization in the world. The names, faces, and places may change, but the motivations are generally the same, because of the need for change and the willingness to do whatever is necessary to achieve it. In contrast to the United States, which was in the process of freeing itself from British colonial rule, France was working to free itself from royal absolutism. This period is historically known as the French Revolution. Many scholars do not agree on the chronology of the French Revolution; some scholars suggest that the Revolution took place between 1789 to 1799 while others feel that it did not end until Napoleon lost power in 1815. To better understand the history of the French Revolution it is necessary to discuss the causes, major events, significant figures, and the outcomes associated with these political developments. Without this uprising, that changed the face of the entire country and influenced local political life in many countries in Europe, in all likelihood the France we know today would never have existed.

The external thread of foreign armies on French soil and the internal threat to the french revolutionary government , which

Document 1 is describing the manner in which Napoleon ruled over the people of France. The purpose of this document is to show both the pros and cons of Napoleon's rule and in which was he both embodied ideas from the Revolution and strayed back to thinkings from the Old Regime. This document shows how Napoleon went away from the ideas of the French Revolution by forcing an administration system and protecting the ideas of absolutism by ruling authority.

The popular front led by Leon Blum, was the socialist government from 1936 which put in place the ‘Matignon Agreement’. Several developments established during the period of governing such as raising wages, and introducing the forty hour working week (James, 2003, p.124). Although they had in a sense united workers and employers, the adverse consequences resulted in a radicalised nation, with strong policing on tax evasion, and the reforms were substantially expensive (James, 2003, pp.124-125). Politically, the poor stability of the French economy didn’t allow Blum and his party to enforce their power across Europe. With the German economy recovering rapidly, and the vast military production, France simply didn’t have the resources to match up to the threat posed upon them (James, 2003, p.125).

Continuously, it must be taken into account that the attitudes of the French differed during the war also, and it would be unfair and blatantly wrong to assume that the Germans were simply “bad” and the French were “good”, which is a common misconception.

With the growing divide between the public and military he intends to have ages 18-21 year old men and women sever at least one month of mandatory service. As an advocate of military strength, Le Pen has stated interest in increasing the military force by 50,000 troops. To accompany the increased manning, she will push to increase the defense budget significantly to match the needs of costs to maintain that large of a military as well as advancing military equipment. In the end, one of her goals that would be supported in increasing French Military prestige would be to leave NATO, making them one of the first to pull out. (Smith, 2017) Ultimately Emmanuel Marcon won the election by 66.1% (Mulholland, Samuel, Rothwell, Kirk, & Henderson, 2017).

Clemenceau: Since our Alsace-Lorraine area was forced to cede to Germany during Franco–Prussian War, the nationalism ideological trend took control of the whole France, and then effects its government since France is a democracy state ruled by elected officers like me. Based on the purpose of avenge, France started engage in arms expansion. At 1905, The Morocco Crisis sharpened the conflict between Germany and France based on the colony issues. Since that, France started expand its armed force on a fast speed. At 1914, the tonnage of France navy already become the third in European

But where is the strong arm that will vigorously turn the key that is fatal to traitors? Where is the proud and immovable being, unyielding to any kind of intrigue and corruption, who will tear up the pages of the book written with the blood of the people, and turn it immediately into a death sentence against those who are starving the people?" People with factions are conspirators, traders, enemies and counter revolutionaries. These people associated with factions were executed. This is how The Reign of Terror started. "Under a constitutional régime it is more or less enough to protect individuals against abuses of government. Under a revolutionary régime the government itself is obliged to defend itself against all the factions which threaten it. Revolutionary government gives public protection to good citizens: to the enemies of the people it deals out only death...". France was forcing their people to be free, but by forcing them to be free, they really are not free (Ziegler 226 - 227, Ziegler 234).

With all the glory and the splendour that some countries may have experienced, never has history seen how only only one man, Napoleon, brought up his country France from its most tormented status, to the very pinnacle of its height in just a few years time. He was a military hero who won splendid land-based battles, which allowed him to dominate most of the European continent. He was a man with ambition, great self-control and calculation, a great strategist, a genius; whatever it was, he was simply the best. But, even though how great this person was, something about how he governed France still floats among people 's minds. Did he abuse his power? Did Napoleon defeat the purpose of the ideals of the French Revolution? After all of his success in his military campaigns, did he gratify the people 's needs regarding their ideals on the French Revolution? This is one of the many controversies that we have to deal with when studying Napoleon and the French Revolution. In this essay, I will discuss my opinion on whether or not was he a destroyer of the ideals of the French Revolution.

"During the summer of 1941 the civilian population's resistance to our occupation forces intensified perceptibly in every theater of war, with sabotage incidents and attacks on Germany security troops and installations", German Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel recalled the reports that came to his desk during the war. "[A]cts of sabotage became horrifying frequent in France and even in Belgium." The counter the resistance movement, German forces employed a policy to rule by iron fist, including later retribution operations against innocent civilians. The SS also tortured many suspected resistance group members, with them ending up either dead or in a concentration camp. Rarely, entire villages would be razed as deterrence to future acts of sabotage; such was the fate of the village of Oradour-sur-Glane. Adolf Hitler insisted that such draconian measures were necessary to deter the would-be "terrorists", otherwise the situation in France would become out of control. Despite the risks, many fighters continued to wield British-supplied weapons to

France was experience a great amount of change in the summer of 1793, when the Jacobins succeeded the moderates in the National Convention. With the radical Jacobins in power, the country was in tumult, and a Reign of Terror ensued due to a law of suspects that legalized local revolutionary committees. Because of this, thousands of people were killed by guillotine or other methods. Throughout the summer of 1793, the radical Jacobins’ control of the Committee of Public Safety instituted the Terror which was advantageous in it’s intended purpose, yet it was disadvantageous because of the enemies it created.

Charles de Gualle, the father of the Résistance, openly rejected the Vichy government and was condemned to death by Pétain for doing so. He operated out of Britain, and offered to the French people that anyone willing to fight for the Free French Forces should join him (Kedward, 67). De Gualle’s message was strongly received at first in occupied territories, but it was not until the French colonies overseas joined his efforts that legitimized his position as head of the true Résistance (Kedward, 72). Those that could not join the FFF in Britain stayed within the parameters of Vichy control and created local resistance units. Originally local units began printing flyers and pamphlets about the German control and Pétain’s betrayal. French Jews were sought out and sent to death camps, along with those caught dispersing resistant propaganda (Northwest). De Gualle opposed using violence as a means of resistance, but communist based networks called for

Similarly, the French during the Second World War, in Fanon’s view, were being hypocritical of the reason they are fighting. The Free French government was portrayed as fighting for “universal freedom” became a sham for they, the Free French, mistreated and segregated the “French negros” from the

The French Revolution began as an expression of rebellion against centuries of absolute rule in France. After an interim of experimental liberalism under the rule of Jacobins and Girondins and then the infamous reign of terror, the people of French were drawn to a man who promised them a return to stability, and  honor through the expansion of empire. France and it’s people had long yearned for this sens eof honour, it had seemed, and could finally sens eit in a lasting rpesence under the rule of their prodigious, unbeatable general, Napoleon Bonaparte. He would soon take the reigns of civil government as well and become yet another Absolutist ruler, yet this