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The French Third Republic (French: Troisième République, sometimes written as La III e République) was the system of government adopted in France from 4 September 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War, until 10 July 1940, after the Fall of France during World War II led to the formation of the Vichy government.
Animated map showing the growth and decline of the first and second French colonial empires ... Second French Empire; French Third Republic; Kingdom of France ...
[1] [2] During the 19th and 20th centuries, the French colonial empire was the second largest colonial empire in the world only behind the British Empire; it extended over 13,500,000 km 2 (5,200,000 sq mi) [3] [4] of land at its height in the 1920s and 1930s. In terms of population however, on the eve of World War II, France and her colonial ...
From the 16th to the 17th centuries, the First French colonial empire existed mainly in the Americas and Asia. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the second French colonial empire existed mainly in Africa and Asia. France had about 80 colonies throughout its history, the second most colonies in the world behind only the British Empire. [1]
French Third Republic (1870–1940), deposing the Second Empire and lasting until the Fall of France to Nazi Germany; French Fourth Republic (1946–1958), deposing the French State in the aftermath of World War II; French Fifth Republic (1958–present), since the 1958 French constitutional referendum
French Third Republic – 1914: French Third Republic – 1939: French State (Vichy France) – 1942: Provisional Government of the French Republic – 1945-1949: French Fourth Republic – 1946-1957: See also: French State (incl. occupation zone) – 1942, Military Administration in France – 1942, Military Administration in Belgium and ...
French Third Republic – 1914: French Third Republic – 1939: French State (Vichy France) – 1942: Provisional Government of the French Republic – 1945-1949: French Fourth Republic – 1946-1957: See also: French State (incl. occupation zone) – 1942, Military Administration in France – 1942, Military Administration in Belgium and ...
This category collects on the French history, from the establishment of the Third Republic during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, to the start of WW II occupation by Nazi Germany in 1940. See also the preceding Category:Second French Empire and the succeeding Category:Vichy France