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3. Louis XIV 1643-1715Louis XIII 1610-1643 The French Monarchy and Divine Right

4. The French Revolution 1789-1799

5. Louis XVI 1774-1792 Meeting of the Estates General (Feb 1789) Estates General organized into three estates – clergy, nobility, and the rest of France Had not meet since 1614. Agreed to hold new elections in May

6. The National Assembly - Tennis Court Oath, June 10, 1789 Following the election, members of the Third Estate broke with the Estates General, forming their own National Assembly. When the king ordered the state assembly closed, the discussion was moved to a nearby tennis court. Pledged to write a new constitution for France.

7. Storming of the Bastille July 14 1789 Fearing that the King would move against the new Assembly, insurgents stormed the Bastille, gathering weapons, and took control of Paris in a violent uprising.

8. Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen Aug 26, 1789 Constitution of 1791 France becomes a Constitutional Monarchy Abolition of Feudalism Power vested in Legislative Assembly 1791-1792 Radicalization of the National Assembly

9. August 10, 1792 - Paris Commune storms the Tuileries Palace capturing the King and Queen. France declares war on Austria and Prussia 1792-1797

10. National Convention proclaimed France a Republic (The First Republic) on September 20, 1792, radical members convinced the Convention to try and execute the King on Jan 17, 1793.

11. The Reign of Terror 1793-1794 Committee of Public SafetyMaximilien Robespierre Himself a victim in the Thermidorian Reaction 1794

12. Edmund Burke Reflections on the Revolution in France

13. Coup of 18 Brumaire Year VIII (November 9, 1799) 1799 Napoleon Bonaparte stages military coup overthrowing weak government.

14. First Empire 1804-1815 In 1804 Napoleon declared himself emperor of France (1st Empire).

15. Napoleonic Wars 1804-1815 He then set off on a series of campaigns against Italy, Spain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia. He was finally defeated by the last remaining monarchy (the British) at Waterloo in 1814.

16. Restoration of the Monarchy Louis XVIII 1815-1824 Charles X 1824-1830 The monarchy was restored in 1815 under Louis XVIII -brother of Louis XVI. Louis XVIII agreed to share power with the National Assembly, but his successor Charles X sought to return to absolute monarchy.

17. Louis-Phillipe 1830-1848 The July Monarchy Charles X was deposed in 1830 and replaced by Louis-Philippe (The July Monarchy) who also agree to share power with the Assembly. The July Monarchy ended in 1848 when Louis-Philippe was forced out by worker uprisings.

18. The Second Republic (1848-1852) and Second Empire (1852-1870) Napoleon III 1851-1870 The Second Republic proved as brief as the first, when Louis-Napoleon III (a cousin of Napoleon) seized power in a coup in 1850. The Second Empire as it came to be known lasted until Napoleon’s defeat in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870- 1871.

19. Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871

20. The Third Republic (1870-1940) Prime Minister George Clemenceau 1906-1909, 1917-1921 The Third Republic would last from the end of the war in 1870 until the German invasion of France in 1940. The harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles advocated by French Prime Minister George Clemenceau gave rise to the Nazis and the ultimate demise of the Third Republic.

21. Marshal Philippe Petain Chief of State of Vichy France 1940-1944 Vichy France During German occupation, a Nazi-puppet French State was established with a capital in Vichy under the authority of former WWI French commander Marshal Petain.

23. The Fourth Republic 1946-1958 Gen. Charles De Gaulle Leader of French Resistance Gen. Charles De Gaulle would be instrumental in transitioning France from an occupied power to a Fourth Republic in 1946.

24. Algerian War 1954-1962 French Indochina War in Vietnam 1945-1954 De Gaulle would also be called back when the Fourth Republic collapsed as a result of crisis in Indochina and Algeria. Collapse of the Fourth Republic 1958

25. Pres. Charles De Gaulle UDR, 1959-1969 The Fifth Republic 1958-pres. As President of the 5th (and perhaps final) Republic, De Gaulle is credited with what has now become known as Gaullism Guallism - a firm commitment to French independence and French nationalism in international and domestic politics. His legacy can be found in the success of many Neo-Gaullist politicians still today.

26. The Resurgence of the Left May 1968 Student Revolts François Mitterrand Socialist Party 1981-1995

27. The working class The Socialist and Communist movements in France have always enjoyed a great deal of strength. Workers and trade unions remain powerful in French politics (often through demonstrations, protests, and strikes).

28. In 1986, the neo-Gaullist party and its allies won control of the National Assembly. President Mitterrand was forced to appoint Jacques Chirac as prime minister. The Fifth Republic’s first case of cohabitation (president and prime minister of different party)

29. Recent Presidents of France Nicolas Sarkozy Union for a Popular Movement Francois Hollande Socialist Party

30. Elections to the French National Assembly

31. Local government and decentralization France divided into 26 regions Regions struggle against Paris for political control seeking greater decentralization of decision-making.

32. Political Parties of the Right Chirac’s Rally for the Republic RPR 1976- 2002 Sarkozy’s Union for a Popular Movement 2002-present Rally for the French People 1947-1955 Union of the New Republic 1958- 1971 Union of Democrats for the Republic, UDR 1971-1976 Union for French Democracy, UDF 1978-2007 National Front 1972-present

33. Political Parties of the Left Parti Socialiste 1969-present French Communist Party 1921-present French Green Party 1982- present

34. The Francophone World

35. Immigration from the Francophone World

36. Minorities in France Les francais de souche (French stock) vs. immigrant communities. Secularism (Laicite – separation of church and state since 1905) vs. Roman Catholic Church and Muslim groups Head scarf controversy when Chirac banned head scarves in public schools saying “secularism is not negotiable”