Facts About the French Empire

Facts About the French Empire Interesting Facts About France: The French Empires ChaptersThe French Colonial Empire: Take OneThe First French Empire: Napoleon BonaparteThe Second French Empire: Napoleon IIIThe French Colonial Empire: Take TwoFrance is Britain’s much-loved and much-hated neighbour - the first because of its fine cuisine and fashion, the second because of the many wars that pitted the French Empire vs. British Empire. But what exactly made France an imperial power? Scroll down and find out - or click here for other interesting facts about France.gum arabic, peanut and Bambara groundnut plantations.Napoleon III tried to expand in South America as well. When the provisional government of Mexico under Benito Juarez refused to pay the debts of the overthrown government, the main debt-holders France, Britain and Spain decided on military action. France went further, installing the Archduke Maximilian (brother of the Austrian Emperor and son-in-law to the King of Belgium) as King of Mexico. However, Mexican resistance soon flourished and Napoleon III w ithdrew his support in 1866. Maximilian I was executed one year later.Maximilian I of Mexico and his wife Queen Carlota (Charlotte). Photo credit: Luisalvaz (Own work) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsDecolonisationGrowing dissent in the colonies after World War I for France’s failure to recognise their role in the war did not lead to any action on the part of the French government. It was not until after World War II that France started recognising their colonies’ right to self-rule. The creation of the Départements d’Outre-Mer (overseas administrative regions) in 1946 allowed certain of the colonies wanting to remain with France with equal rights to French citizens in the Hexagon. These include:GuadeloupeFrench GuyanaMartiniqueLa RéunionOther colonies had a semi-independent status with local laws and limited self-government but less representation, called Territoires d’Outre-Mer. Over time, some of the TOMs achieved independence or bec ame DOMs (Mayotte in 2011). In 2003 all of the TOMs but one (uninhabited holdings in the Indian Ocean and Antarctica) became semi-independent Collectivités d’Outre-Mer:St- Pierre-et-MiquelonWallis-and-FortunaFrench PolynesiaMayotte (until 2011 when it joined the French Republic)French decolonisation did not go peacefully in all the colonies. In 1947, a rebellion in Madagascar raged for a year, and the impact of the conflict of the Algerian War (1954-1962) is still felt on both sides.Read more about how impact of the French empire has made French the official language of 30 countries.Searching for French lessons London  produces the most results on Superprof if you're looking for tutors but there is a lot more choice if you're willing to take French lessons online.