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Separation of Church and State
French law separating Church and State and ending government funding of religious groups. -
Beginning of World War 1
Germany declared war to France. It was called the "Great War" because of the horrifying conditions soldiers were living in and the numerous men and women who died during these 4 years and a half. -
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World War I
Germany declared war to France. It was called the "Great War" because of the horrifying conditions soldiers were living in and the numerous men and women who died during these 4 years and a half. -
End of WW1
Liberation Day. -
Beginning of WW2
War against the nazis. France declared war to Germany. -
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World War II
Second World War against the nazis. France declared war to Germany. -
End of WW2 - Liberation in Paris
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France in the United Nations
Establishment of the United Nations (UN) with France having a veto on the Security Council. -
End of Indochina war
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Charles de Gaulle president
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End of Algerian war
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May '68
A series of protests, occupations and strikes against capitalism, consumerism and traditional institutions, values and order (part of the 1968 worldwide protests). -
Georges Pompidou president
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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing president
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François Mitterand president
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Maastricht Treaty
Members of the European Community (including France) signed a treaty creating what is now known as the European Union. -
Jacques Chirac president
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France won the 1998 Football World Cup in Paris
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Introduction of the euro
The exchange rates between the euro and legacy currencies (the franc for France) in the eurozone became fixed.
