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French Third Republic (1870–1940)

French Third Republic (1870–1940)

  1. Republic proclaimed after Sedan defeat

    Labels: Government of, Napoleon III, Sedan

  2. Paris Commune uprising and violent suppression

    Labels: Paris Commune, French Army, Paris

  3. Treaty of Frankfurt ends Franco-Prussian War

    Labels: Treaty of, German Empire, Alsace-Lorraine

  4. Constitutional Laws establish Third Republic institutions

    Labels: Constitutional Laws, Chamber of, Senate

  5. First elections under 1875 constitutional system

    Labels: Legislative Elections, Republicans

  6. Seize Mai crisis limits presidential power in practice

    Labels: Patrice de, Seize Mai, Jules Simon

  7. Press Law expands freedoms and responsibilities

    Labels: Press Law

  8. Panama Scandal shakes confidence in parliament

    Labels: Panama Scandal, mile Loubet

  9. Zola’s “J’Accuse…!” intensifies the Dreyfus Affair

    Labels: mile Zola, Dreyfus Affair

  10. 1905 law separates churches and the state

    Labels: Law of, La cit

  11. France drawn into World War I

    Labels: World War, French Army

  12. Armistice ends fighting on the Western Front

    Labels: Armistice 1918, Compi gne

  13. Stavisky affair and 1934 crisis destabilize politics

    Labels: Stavisky Affair, February 6

  14. Popular Front reforms follow mass strikes

    Labels: Popular Front, L on

  15. Munich Agreement signals limits of French security policy

    Labels: Munich Agreement, Sudetenland

  16. Vichy vote ends the Third Republic

    Labels: Vichy Vote, Philippe P