The Third Republic in France, 1870-1940: Conflicts and ContinuitiesAn essential introduction to the major political problems, debates and conflicts which are central to the history of the Third Republic in France, from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 to the fall of France in June 1940.It provides original sources, detailed commentary and helpful chronologies and bibliographies on topics including:* the emergence of the regime and the Paris Commune of 1871* Franco-German relations* anti-Semitism and the Dreyfus Affair* the role of women and the importance of the national birth-rate* the character of the French Right and of French fascism. |
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... defeat, revolution, further military defeats, civil war and a humiliating peace treaty. These circumstances profoundly influenced nearly all aspects of French life, particularly during the first decades of the Third Republic. During the ...
... defeat, revolution, further military defeats, civil war and a humiliating peace treaty. These circumstances profoundly influenced nearly all aspects of French life, particularly during the first decades of the Third Republic. During the ...
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... Defeat. at. Sedan. (1. September. 1870). The interior of Sedan and the approaches to the town were in an indescribable state: the gates of the town were obstructed with carts, waggons, cannon and all the 'impedimenta' and débris of a routed ...
... Defeat. at. Sedan. (1. September. 1870). The interior of Sedan and the approaches to the town were in an indescribable state: the gates of the town were obstructed with carts, waggons, cannon and all the 'impedimenta' and débris of a routed ...
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... defeated at Froeschwiller. He joined the Army of Châlons on 30 August with instructions from the Minister of War in Paris to take command if Marshal MacMahon should be incapacitated. Around six in the morning of 1 September MacMahon was ...
... defeated at Froeschwiller. He joined the Army of Châlons on 30 August with instructions from the Minister of War in Paris to take command if Marshal MacMahon should be incapacitated. Around six in the morning of 1 September MacMahon was ...
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... defeated France by Germany was the best long-term basis for peaceful and cordial relations between the two countries ... defeat for France. For the loss of 9,000 officers and men, the Germans captured 104,000 French soldiers, 419 cannon ...
... defeated France by Germany was the best long-term basis for peaceful and cordial relations between the two countries ... defeat for France. For the loss of 9,000 officers and men, the Germans captured 104,000 French soldiers, 419 cannon ...
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... defeat and by its allegiance to Napoleon III. Such a policy, however, required massive and sustained popular support for the war effort, which was not forthcoming. Document. 1.5. Bazaine. and. the. Capitulation. of. Metz. (27. October. 1870).
... defeat and by its allegiance to Napoleon III. Such a policy, however, required massive and sustained popular support for the war effort, which was not forthcoming. Document. 1.5. Bazaine. and. the. Capitulation. of. Metz. (27. October. 1870).
Contents
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2 The political Right and Left in the early Third Republic | 24 |
3 The Dreyfus Affair and its aftermath | 50 |
4 Women and the family | 80 |
5 The First World War | 106 |
6 France after the First World War | 136 |
7 The Popular Front | 172 |
8 The fall of France June 1940 | 211 |
General bibliography | 252 |
Index | 253 |
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