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  2. French nationality law - Wikipedia

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    The distinction between the meaning of the terms citizenship and nationality is not always clear in the English language and differs by country. Generally, nationality refers to a person's legal belonging to a sovereign state and is the common term used in international treaties when addressing members of a country, while citizenship usually means the set of rights and duties a person has in ...

  3. AP World History: Modern - Wikipedia

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    In 2012, the head of AP Grading, Trevor Packer, stated that the reason for the low percentages of 5s is that "AP World History is a college-level course, & many sophomores aren't yet writing at that level." 10.44 percent of all seniors who took the exam in 2012 received a 5, while just 6.62 percent of sophomores received a 5.

  4. History of citizenship - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Athenian armor from the 6th century BCE called a greave covered a citizen-soldier's knee and lower leg. A hoplite's armor signified its owner's social status as well as his service to the community. (Snodgrass 1967 (1999), 58–59) History of citizenship describes the changing relation between an individual and the state, known as ...

  5. Edmond-Charles Genêt - Wikipedia

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    Edmond-Charles Genêt (January 8, 1763 – July 14, 1834), also known as Citizen Genêt, was the French envoy to the United States appointed by the Girondins during the French Revolution. His actions on arriving in the United States led to a major political and international incident, which was termed the Citizen Genêt affair.

  6. Conscription in France - Wikipedia

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    France was the first modern nation state to introduce universal military conscription as a condition of citizenship. This was done in order to provide manpower for the country's military at the time of the French Revolution (1789–1799).

  7. Assimilation (French colonialism) - Wikipedia

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    One possible definition stated that French laws apply to all colonies outside France regardless of the distance from France, the size of the colony, the organization of society, the economic development, race or religious beliefs. [1] A cultural definition for assimilation can be the expansion of the French culture outside Europe. [2]

  8. Why is Gabby Williams playing for France? Former UConn ... - AOL

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    Williams is also fluent in French, despite growing up in the United States, she told ESPN in 2021. The 5-foot-11 forward was the No. 4 overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky, but ...

  9. What Is a Nation? - Wikipedia

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    In a 1995 book, For Love of Country: An Essay on Patriotism and Nationalism, Princeton University political theorist Maurizio Viroli called Renan's essay "the most influential late nineteenth-century interpretation of the meaning of nation", because of its focus on the "spiritual principle" as opposed to race, religion or geography.