France in the Twentieth CenturyI. France in World War I 1914: Germany declared war on France and【T1】
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2 The Allies won the battle of Verdun, but 700,000 lives were lost 【T2】
3: the Germans surrendered【T2】
4II. Post-World War I France The 1920's: brimming with【T3】
5, including British【T3】
6and American expatriates The early 1930's: the worldwide【T4】
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8III. France in World War II 1939: Britain and France were forced to declare war on Germanywith German's【T5】
9 into Poland【T5】
10 1940:- The French Army collapsed, and Paris was taken without a fight- France was divided into an occupied zone and an unoccupied zone- General Charles de Gaulle organized a government【T6】
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12to support the resistance effort 【T7】
13: German troops marched into the unoccupied zone【T7】
14 June 6, 1944: The Allies finally landed on the beaches of Normandy 1944: The allies entered Paris; French troops entered the city firstIV.【T8】
15 France【T8】
16 Cities and architectural treasures had been bombed to bits National pride was shattered by defeat and accusations of【T9】
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18 Politics:- Charles de Gaulle returned to power and urged France to adapt to the modern world- France alienated【T10】
19and urged Europeans【T10】
20to create a power bloc Literature:- Pessimism of【T11】
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22- Le petti Prince- "Theater of the absurd." Fashion:- haute couture was revolutionized 【T12】
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24- CannesV. France after 1968 1968: A series of students and【T13】
25riots【T13】
26and a general strike occurred1969: Charles de Gaulle【T14】
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28Mitterrand: most influence on 20th-century French society after de Gaulle Jacques Chirac: elected in 1995 The Channel Tunnel:- Continental Europe was linked to Britain- The road and rail link handles【T15】
29of all the traffic【T15】
30between the two countries