The region of Alsace-Lorraine has historically produced conflict between France and Germany. As a result of the Alsace-Lorraine provincial boundary changes, the people within the area had and still withhold individual national and cultural identities. These unique identities emanate from French, as well as German traditions. As time progressed so did the sentiment of the Alsatians. In 1871, when Prussia annexed Alsace-Lorraine, its citizens objected German rule. Conversely, in 1919 when France reclaimed the territory, the people in it began to yearn for the formally loathed German rule. The national and cultural identity of Alsace-Lorraine fluctuated inversely with its territorial modifications.
Initially, the Alsatians made their resistance of German control of their land evident. In response to the concession of Alsace, established in the Treaty Of Frankfurt (1871), Alsatian leaders presented a declaration to the French National Assembly. The proclamation declared that there had been numerous sacrifices made in the name of the French state by the Alsatians, and the least that F...
The French occupation is a confrontation between exported modernity and an old regime: the French revolutionaries and their dominance over the Ottoman social order that is markedly different in contrast; and, al-Jabarti reports on how it transfers cross-culturally. Levels of contestation, open and/or secretive acceptances give way to losses and gains driven by high emotion – even for this writer. He “describes very carefully every step in the negotiation of the organization of society, from administration to inheritance, from property to charity or from justice to deliberation.”
Howard, Michael. The Franco-Prussian War: The German Invasion of France, 1870-1871. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1962.
Casablanca’s setting exposes the hometown view points so the audience sympathize with Casablanca’s inhabitants. Casablanca’s majority wants to leave but must stay while under the German rule. Although Casablanca still claimed they were unoccupied France, it became obvious that they i...
When I think of culinary I think of France, the culinary capitol of the world. France has so many types of cooking styles in their many regions, such as, the region of Languedoc. (Rapp, 2011) (Rapp, 2011)Languedoc is in southern France. Languedoc was a dominion of the Counts of Toulouse — independent principalities in southwestern France — until the thirteenth century when it became a possession of the French Crown. In the past many French people considered the Languedoc a desert of French gastronomy. But the rich tradition of cooking in Languedoc was evident long ago, if we consider Racine's comment, who first remarked, while staying in Uzès in 1661, that twenty caterers could make a living there but a bookseller would starve to death, and that Languedoc had the best olive in the world. (Wright, 2014). The olive tree is one of Languedoc emblem (meaning peace) and it’s been Languedoc civilization in the past also now in the present. The olive and its tree has defined a place in Languedoc history, culture, and religious, also very therapeutic. There are different types, colors and flavors that olive tree produces. The olive tree require the long hot and dry summers in Languedoc they also need the mild winter in Languedoc climate. In the fall the months of September and October the olives grow a pale green and then the winter months of December and January the olives go through stages, changing it color from pale mauve then violet and then black. In Languedoc the olive trees are everywhere like we have trees in the states, their leaves are slivery gray and green and the provide shade in the summers days like our trees. Olives are so big in Languedoc they are sold in every street market and store, there is a wide verity of olives and...
Since British Settlers took control of Canada from the French, the needs of the remaining French Canadians, or Quebecois, have consequently been overlooked. Several events in Canadian History have resulted in heated feelings between French and English Canadians. Although the majority of English Canadians have tried to reconcile with the French by making numerous attempts to mend the relationship, questions relating to the needs of French Canadians still exists today. Various key sources indefinitely establish that the that the needs of French Canadians were not met, which will be proven through an in depth analysis of Quebecois Nationalism, Heritage Problems in Quebec, as well as impending acts of terrorism in Quebec.
In 1954, France?s fortress at Dien Bien Phu finally fell to Ho?s forces and France asked America to step in. An international conference in ...
Before 1954, Algeria was not considered to be a French colony - rather it was seen as an integral part of France. The region was composed of departments, like those of the mainland. There were over a million white French nationals living in Algeria at the time and around eight million Muslims.3 This was a greater proportion of French nationals than in the other major North African colonies of France - Morocco, and Tunisia.4 Although there were benefits to remaining with France, the colonial administration was heavily weighed against the Muslims - particularly with regards to voting rights. In 1936, for instance, the Popular Front Government of Blum introduced legislation to the Assembly proposing to extend French citizenship to over twenty thousand Algerian Muslims.5 The initiative failed when all the European mayors of Algerian towns resigned in protest.
...erated, antisemitism lived on and became ingrained in the French consciousness. World Jewry was stunned that such an affair could have occurred in France, the birthplace of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and the first country to emancipate its Jews. The fact that the public, including nobles and members of the clergy, saw Dreyfus, an assimilated Jew, as an outsider, suggested that assimilation was no longer a legitimate strategy to combat antisemitism.
The essay is taking us back to the Early Modern Period of France, initiated from the 1550s to the Revolution that gave its head ups in 1780s-1804.This is based on Nantais is in Western France. As per the author, the call for separation of a property when brought to a legal court sought much attention of the petitioners, judges, witnesses, and outsiders in a marital matter of a couple. This, however, is quite harsh on a men's side as this form the expectations of how a marital status should be like. The petition must only be provided to a woman if he genuinely faces severe physical abuse by the spouse or deadly threats. Moreover, there was evidence of Provost's court giving separation right were nearly impossible in the early modern era.
Bonjour! I am deeply honored receiving this opportunity to be a part of the French Honors Society. I have been looking forward to this since my sophomore year. I believe this society does great things and I know I could play a part in furthering the impression it makes. I feel that I am qualified to be inducted into a society as prestigious as the Absegami High School French Honors Society.
The Declaration declares that all French citizens must be guaranteed their natural born rights of “liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression.” In the Declaration, it disputes that there is a need for law that protects the citizens of Fra...
Vichy France is a period of French history that has only fairly recently begun to be examined for what it truly is: a period in which many of the French turned against their own state and collaborated with the German forces to betray their own country. Until the eighties, the Vichy Regime was regarded as “an aberration in the evolution of the French Republic” (Munholland, 1994) , repressed by the French in an attempt to regain their national pride. ‘Lacombe Lucien’ (1974), directed by Louis Malle is a film which aims to capture the ambiguity of the era through the documentation of fictional collaborateur, Lucien.
"And then I realized adventures are the best way to learn" (Unknown). The best life lessons a person learns are learned while doing worthwhile experiences. One can learn out of a textbook itself, but the truly rewarding knowledge is learned by living life. The Pyrenees Mountain range is an uplifting way one can learn about the world around them. The Pyrenees Mountain Range is the ideal example of untouched nature and history far beyond the textbook. Come see the valley villages nestled between the beautiful, emerald-green mountains while viewing the teachings of the past and history in the making. This majestic mountain chain extends "21,380 miles squared between France and Spain, a formidable barrier between the Iberian
German-Austria must return to the great German mother country, and not because of any economic considerations. No, and again no: even if such a union were unimportant from an economic point of view; yes, even if it were harmful, it must nevertheless take place. One blood demands one Reich. Never will the German nation possess the moral right to engage in colonial politics until, at least, it embraces its own sons within a single state. Only when the Reich borders include the very last German, but can no longer guarantee his daily bread, will the moral right to acquire foreign soil arise from the distress of our own people. Their sword will become our plow, and from the tears of war the daily bread of future generations will grow. And so this little city on the border seems to me the symbol of a great mission. And in another respect as well, it looms as an admonition to the present day. More than a hundred years ago, this insignificant place had the distinction of being immortalized in the annals at least of German history, for it was the scene of a tragic catastrophe which gripped the entire German nation. At the time of our fatherland's deepest humiliation, Johannes Palm of Nuremberg, burgher, bookseller, uncompromising nationalist and French hater, died there for the Germany which he loved so passionately even in her misfortune. He had stubbornly refused to denounce his accomplices who were in fact his superiors. In thus he resembled Leo Schlageter. And like him, he was denounced to the French by a representative of his government An Augsburg police chief won this unenviable fame, thus furnishing an example for our modern German officials in Herr Severing's Reich.
...r of superiority and resentment. Obviously you cannot judge every French person based on this common sentiment, as everyone is different, but it definitely a prominent dilemma the French are facing.