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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... Document 1.1 The French 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 ...
... Document 1.1 The French 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 ...
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... Document 1.2 The French Surrender at Sedan (2 September 1870) General de Wimpffen began by presenting to General von Moltke the Emperor's letter which empowered him to negotiate the terms of the surrender. General Moltke spoke first and ...
... Document 1.2 The French Surrender at Sedan (2 September 1870) General de Wimpffen began by presenting to General von Moltke the Emperor's letter which empowered him to negotiate the terms of the surrender. General Moltke spoke first and ...
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... Document 1.4 Gambetta and National Defence PROCLAMATION TO THE ARMY Tours, 9 October 1870 Soldiers, I have left Paris to be your Minister of War. In the circumstances in which we find ourselves, I have decided to abandon usual ...
... Document 1.4 Gambetta and National Defence PROCLAMATION TO THE ARMY Tours, 9 October 1870 Soldiers, I have left Paris to be your Minister of War. In the circumstances in which we find ourselves, I have decided to abandon usual ...
Contents
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The political Right and Left in the early Third Republic | 24 |
The Dreyfus Affair and its aftermath | 50 |
Women and the family | 80 |
The First World War | 106 |
France after the First World War | 136 |
The Popular Front | 172 |
The fall of France June l940 2l l | 211 |
General bibliography | 252 |
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