Questions tagged [french-empire]
Questions about the French colonial empire between the early colonization of the Americas and the decolonization period of the mid to late 20th century.
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Why was Jean Chiappe given the job of High Commissioner of the Levant in 1940?
Jean Chiappe was a right-wing civil servant who got fired from his job as police prefect during a scandal in 1934. In 1940, the Vichy French gave him the job of high commissioner to the Levant, which ...
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Was it viable to continue the battle of France in the French colonies in 1940?
Was continuing the battle of France in the French colonies a viable option in 1940?
This option was advocated by de Gaulle, Churchill, and many leading political figures in France at the time. De ...
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What is this item?
I bought this thing (medallion? military decoration? jewelry? something else?) just because I've become obsessed with figuring out what this broken thing is. Any ideas?
The medallion is about 3 ...
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How did slavery become permissible in the French West Indies when it was forbidden in France?
In 1315, France abolished slavery in continental France. Unless I am mistaken, the first French territories outside of "continental France" were established in 1534 with the North American ...
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Were the Ottomans imperialists? [duplicate]
I read that the Japanese were considered imperialists, mainly for their occupation of Manchuria and Korea. Would it be correct to say then that the Ottomans were also imperialists? They did occupy ...
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Why did a young George Washington sign a document admitting to assassinating a French military officer?
On May 28, 1754, a young Lt. Colonel named George Washington ambushed a French force at Jumonville Glen with assistance from a Iroquois leader named Tanacharison. One of the casualties was the French ...
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Post world war one mandates model
Pre World War One and during World War One, the game of world politics was that of direct empirical rule, whereas afterwards, the mandate model was accepted. This stated that for A type mandates there ...
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When was the first instance of Generals Morand, Friant & Gudin being referred to as "The Immortals"?
Generals de Division Morand, Friant, and Gudin were at times referred to as "The Immortals", as noted in the thesis Marshal Louis N. Davout and the Art of Command by Major John M. Keefe (1994)(pp36, ...
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Why did the French return all the Dutch Colonies to the Netherlands in Paris Treaty?
It seems to me that France helped Holland a lot in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. And also gave all Dutch colonies back to Holland in the 1783 Treaty of Paris?
I was wondering why was that and what ...
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In the French Empire, what was the difference between french colonies éphémèras and comptoirs français?
Just a quick question I've been unable to google an answer to. I was looking at this map, to get a better idea of the progress of French colonialism in the 19th century.
A couple of google and word ...
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Historiography and the uses of history in the Second French Empire?
The Pre(r)amble: Over the past few months I've gotten interested in the development of history and historiography in Victorian England, and how the Victorians saw themselves reflected in and ...
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During and right after the French Revolution, how did France maintain and operate such a big army all over Europe?
During revolutions or civil wars, countries usually suffer enormous economic losses along with much civil unrest. These things would seem to make it impossible for a nation to operate a huge army and ...
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Is the Loi Lamine Gueye- law n ° 46-940 of May 7, 1946 enacted by the French Parliament active even today?
How many countries(former French colonies) have annulled this? And, has this been annulled by France as well after the dissolution of French Union?
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Where do I find treaties/acts granting French colonies independence?
I am a History student researching on the history of Indo-China and African countries that were under French colonial rule. I did not find certain treaties like Franco-Lao treaty and others on the ...
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How did the British and French train their troops during the colonial eras?
From what I saw in movies, during many battles throughout the 1700s to early 1800s involving the French or British armies, rows of troops from both sides would fire volleys of bullets into each other ...
