*historical essay
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HOW IS FRANCE IN THE PAST
France is a country that exist in western europe. The country is known as one of the greatest country in the world. The country has extraordinary culture and many famous tourism places. It makes there are a lot of people visite the country. It also makes France become the most visited country by tourist with 83 millions people each year.france has played a major role in the history of many countries in this world.as one of largest region in western europe, fance has experienced a lot of things over the centuries.But how about fance life in the past?
Every country has important moments thet determine its hisory include france as well.The country that we know as france today is the result of amazing history throughout centuries.the verdun treaty was a document signed in 843 AD which laid the foundation for the current berders of european countries by dividing into three regions but eventually become fance kingdom.in august 1661,king louis surprisingly proclaimed himself as the absolute ruler of the french monarchy after the death of hischief minister,cardinal mazarin.Louis XIV concentrated his power in frace by making the palace of Versailles (which is also his home)as the center af government and for the french parliament.besides being used a political and center of royal life,the palace is also used as a party venue for kong Louis to entertain guess. the king also used the palace to supervise and controled mischievous nobles.
The French Revolution is responsible for many characteristics of modern France.The French Revolution of 1789 happened because of people's dissatisfaction with the distribution of wealth and power in France.The result is population growth and economic prosperity. However, this success was only short-lived because France entered a period of instability towards the end of the century. Debts from various wars of the 18th century put French rulers in a difficult position.Public outrage at the monarchy and those favoured by it caused riots and acts of vandalism throughout the country.The most famous is the invasion of the Bastille castle, a fortress in Paris that represents the power of the monarchy in France. Finally, the country's debt is paid off by the nationalizations of land owned by the Church.it gives ordinary people and farmers many opportunities to buy land and own their own property. The National Assembly was replaced by the National Convention, which declared France a republic after abolishing the monarchy. The National Convention sentenced Louis XVI to death by guillotine in January 1793, and his wife, Marie-Antoinette, was executed in October of the same year.The French Revolution ended with the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte in his latest attempt to govern France and the declaration of himself as ruler of the new republic.
The Second World War was a turbulent period for France. In 1940, a ceasefire was signed by France and Germany which divided France into two regions.The North and West of France must be occupied by German troops, while the remaining area is known as the Free Zone.The country's capital, also occupied, France must find another center of political life in the uninhabited Free Zone.They chose the city of Vichy. Marshal Philippe Pétain was declared as French leader Vichy, and he later established a regime based on conservative and authoritarian standards similar to Nazi Germany.This led to the dissolution of the Paris progressive movement and even changes to the French national motto, Liberté, égalité, fraternité (freedom, equality fraternity), and replaced it with Travail, famille, patrie (work, family, homeland).Finally, Marshal Pétain agreed to work with Germany. However, this was responded to with a strong resistance movement. The Vichy regime ended with the liberation of France by the Allies in 1944.
In conclusion,France has a lot af history which is it makes France become France we know todays. in 843 AD the verdun treaty was signed, it was the important event which become the begining of extraordinary history of France. The French Revolution is responsible for many characteristics of modern France.The French Revolution of 1789 happened because of people's dissatisfaction with the distribution of wealth and power in France. The revolustions made a lot of changes to the country such as from monarchy country become republic country. The most famous person in the revolutions is Napoleon Bonaparte.The Second World War was a turbulent period for France especially for civilians.Now,historical heritage of France has become tourism places in france. And it may make France become the most visited country by tourist with 83 millions people each year.