France

The American Revolution had happened not too long ago and the French soldiers were returning from the war. It can be said that the Glorious Revolution in England also played a factor.

The French had a secret alliance with the Russians that was signed in 1892 to ensure against the further the rise of Otto von Bismark and a increasing militaristic and imperialistic Germany. The alliance was called the Franco-Russian Alliance and was to remain in place so long as the Triple Alliance (Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary) was still active.

But in 1907 France and Russia allied with Great Britain, and formed the Triple Entente.

Austria-Hungary was not in the same alliance as Italy you dum butt.

== == It was a Roman Province - Gallia Transalpina. before that, it was a land mass occupied by multiple tribes - a bit like the USA in fact. Think of the Romans as the British and you have the history. Mind you, the British had their hand in the matter; in the medieval period more than half of the territory of France was at one time or another under English rule. It was this, in fact, which with the help of Joan of Arc gave rise to the felling of Frenchness which built the modern nation. So, to sum up: France was: a region occupied sparsely by Celts a tribal free-for-all occupied by the Gauls (500 BC) a Roman province full of Gallo-Romans (55 BC) a devastated area overrun by Goths, Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Huns, Vandals and other trash. (400 AD) an area half overrun by the Franks (500 AD) the Kingdom of the Franks (600 AD) Part of the Empire of Charlemagne (800) a small area ruled by the King of France (1000) a large area ruled by the King of France (1450) A larger area, ditto (1700) A larger republic (1792) An even larger Empire (1805) A slightly smaller Kingdom (1815) A Republic again, an Empire again (1848, 1852) Finally, a somewhat smaller Republic (1870) A Republic (1918) and now - France.

"la République Française", short form: la France

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Typically, France is considered a nation as opposed to a nation-state since it was not formed by acts of nationalism. Rather it existed as an empire for centuries and is the surviving remnant of that empire.

It's on the same day, as it is throughout the world.

The majority of France's colonies gained independence by 1960. As of June 2014, France has five overseas department and regions: Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Reunion and Mayotte.

France is in the northern hemisphere and so has the same seasons than the US without the harsh weather conditions, I'd say) or the UK. It is possible to have snow around Christmas, but we didn't have snow the last two or maybe three last ones.

The benefits of going to Lourdes are the same for any site we believe to be a supernatural location. The key to the benefits is not the location but your intent. God knows your intent. If it is to getting bragging rights to your friends you will get the opposite. If you are reaching with full sincerity to God asking for healing you will get that. It is not based on the location but on the expectations of your heart, not even Jesus could heal someone that didn't expect it. What you expect / pray /ask of God is what you will get buffered by God's kindness.

Albert Lebrun was the President of the French Republic. He was followed during World War 2 by Philippe Petain as the Chief of the French Government on 11 July 1940.

Most European countries have Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May. There are quite a few exceptions to this rule. Most countries and corresponding dates are listed on the website below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day#Dates_around_the_world

One of the most famous or infamous was Marie Antoinette.

Well, the rebellions needed to arm themselves with weapons,

and since the Bastille prison is the old unused French prison, it was stacked with a cache of ammunition and weapons that the rebellions were after.

A month or so before Chritsmas, towns decorate the streets. Families shop for a Christmas tree (usually a fir tree) and set it up in their living room. On the eve of Christmas, children put their shoes by the chimney, or by the Christmas tree, hoping to find them full of presents the next morning.

Families have a large, lavish dinner, called the réveillon, which may last into the night. Starters may include foie gras and oysters, the main course can be goose or a good peice of red meat. At the end of the meal they used to have a slice of the traditional cake, la bûche de Noël ('the Christmas log', because it used to be log-shaped)

During the night, often after children have gone to bed, le Père Noël (Santa Claus) visits homes and put presents in and next to the children shoes. On this side of the Atlantic, he doesn't need cookies and milk!

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Although some units of the FFL are heavy artillery, or front line combat specialists, they certainly see their share of real life world wide combat situations. The super elite units of the FFL are the airborne regiments based in Corsica. The 2 Rep. They have Urban Combat, Mountain, Water, Sniper and Demolition units which are the spearhead of the French Rapid Reaction Force. They are extremely elite and perhaps the best in the world. They are certainly on par with probably the two other best known elite units in the world the US Special Forces and the British SAS. Although being comprised on foreigners, the FFL elite units typically see more real combat time that other units around the world. They are seen as somewhat politically acceptable losses in classified operations as they are not French born. FFL is very very difficult training both mentally and physically. I watched a documentary on the Legion: Simple advice, if you don't enjoy running, don't join. The Legion epitomises soldiering at the most basic level, You are given an order: you obey the order. Nothing else will do.

The Napoleonic code came into effect between 1804 and 1810 and forms the the main body of french Civil Law.

The town of Nice had a population of 343,304 people and a density population of 4,773 inhabitants /sq km in 2010.

The urban area had a population of 1,001,295.

It took a while to find this one but it was approx. 2.3 billion.

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But it gave up French Louisiana after the end of the Seven Years' War in Europe (1754-1763). Under the treaty terms, France ceded the western half of Louisiana to Spain in 1763, and the eastern half to Great Britain. France regained Louisiana secretly in 1800 and sold it to the US in 1803.

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The people first revolted against unfair taxes, and then they decided to establish a constitutional monarchy. The king didn't like that idea and plotted to restore his former power, but he was caught, so his head was chopped off. Then they started a republic. The idea of killing enemies of the Republic seemed like a good idea at first, but it eventually got out of control (Reign of Terror).

In the meantime, anti-Republican forces outside of France decided that letting people think and have self-rule wasn't such a good idea, so other countries with monarchs attacked France. Our friend Napoleon proved to be a good leader, so he and two other guys were chosen to lead the country and put an end to the Reign of Terror.

Napoleon was also adept politically, and he soon nudged his co-leaders out of power, and he became a despot. All this time the other Europeans were attacking France, and he again proved a good general, with lots of victories. He eventually had enough support to crown himself emperor.