French Resistance

for the nation, the new independence of Indochina persuaded other French colonies such as Tunisia and Morocco to also revolt against their colonial oppressor and gain independence. However the biggest loss to France was its loss of their colony in Algeria. Algeria had been a French colony for the past 100 years and over a million French settlers, known as pied noirs, were currently living inside the colony (Lowe). In the eyes

It had all started with the French attempt to convert the native Muslims and Jews. This program was a civilizing mission attempting to convert the native religions to Christianity. This program that they had followed was based off of the three “C’s”, which are civilization, Christianity, commerce . The wars that were caused by this left deep scars throughout Algeria. Muslim status called for greater political autonomy and eventual independence from France, but it wasn't until Nov, 1 1954 when Algerians

stood up for their rights and revolted are the French Revolution and the Haitian Revolution. These revolts are loosely connected, as many say that the Haitian Revolution was inspired by the French Revolution. The French Revolution started in 1789 and continued all the way until 1814. The people in France had discontent with the classes, as 98% of the French population was living in serious poverty. The French people

The French establishment of the Organisation of Internationale de la Francophonie was their resistance to outside cultural influence. The French believed that globalization will threaten cultural diversity and that American culture will have an adverse effect on French culture. The preservation of French language was a way to retain it cultural identity in the world and not be pushed to a homogeneous world culture. More specifically France was resisting American culture. The French had the notion

enlightenment was to reform society using reason. Freedom was seen as being able to think rationally for yourself, which supposedly would lead humans to the truth as well as away from ignorance, superstition and unfair government. Both the American and French people saw the authority as restricting them from experiencing the benefits of reason by letting them live in poverty, with famine and by exploiting them for profit. The people of the enlightenment also highly valued equality and the idea of having

Lebanon. In 1937, de Gaulle became a Colonel before the World War II. All these events open a new page in the life of de Gaulle after been a prisoner at the German within the WWI. Thus, Colonel de Gaulle deserved all respect for serving in the French

For Freedom, the story of a French spy is a shivering true story written by Kimberly Brubaker, first published in 2003. The narrative portrays the tale of a young French girl as she aids the Resistance movement in occupied France, during World War II. The protagonist of the story is Suzanne, an adolescent who lives together with her family, in Northern France. Singing is her passion and one of the only hobbies she has during the occupation. Despite being young she proves to be extremely rational

guillotines, firing squads, and drowning. A large majority of these deaths occured in the French Departments of Lore, Lyon, and Vendee (Document 1). In Paris, most of those executed were nobles and upper middle class citizens, while throughout the rest of France, the majority of those executed were peasants and working class citizens. (Document 2). Over 10,000 of the people executed committed hostile acts against the French State (Document 3). The Reign of Terror was a chaotic time period in which France

the world of political cinema. This film not only speaks volumes regarding the conflicts between the French and the Algerians, but of all instances of colonialism and revolution. The most powerful gift The Battle of Algiers gives is the gift of perspective. Gillo Pontecorvo strategically uses a documentary aesthetic and point-of-view shots to submerge the viewer into the resistance and the French Military. These techniques encourage conversation on the ethics of war and the motives of colonialism

Why did the French loose the war in Vietnam?      In April of 1956 the last remaining French troops would leave Vietnam. After over 200 years of influence and rule, the French at last realized that the occupation and control of Vietnam was an unreachable goal. In consideration of the many blunders (both militarily and political) , and the outright ignorance of the French high command, any efforts to stabilize Vietnamese nationalism and to maintain french rule over Vietnam