During the French Revolution and the consequent war with Britain it was the diplomat Edmond-Charles Genet, who proceeded to try and stir up support from France. Thomas Jefferson (then Secretary of the State) was mortified, and Genet was recalled.
Benjamin Franklin (America's first diplomat) went to France and asked them to join the war on our side because we needed a navy. After Saratoga, they joined.
The French were on the Allied side. France was quickly defeated & overrun by the Blitzkreig in 1940. There was a Government set up known as Vichy which tried to maintain a form of autonomy under the Nazis. The Free French, in exile, were led by General Charles de Gaulle.
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In France they drive on the right side of the road.
Yes, France border Italy. In that area french is spoken on the french side and Italian on the Italian side.
France was technically on the Allied side. Germany invaded France, and some French, called the Vichy were German collaborators
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Guyana does not belong to France, it is an independent country. But French Guiana (not the same thing) on the other side of Suriname, is part of France. A confusing fact maybe the French name of the French Guiana, "la Guyane".
Drivers in France drive on the right side of the road, which is the right one for mainland Europeans.
They tried their best to get to the West side of Germany; the U.S., French, British, controlled side.
The Vosges are a French department on the eastern side of mainland France, and a chain of old mountains in the same location.
she fought for the french,and fought the english.