The French Anarchist Movement

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La République Français— this is the French Republic, known to the rest of the world as the country of France. France is considered a beautifully romantic country that is a hotspot for tourists from all around the world. Its capital is Paris, also known as the City of Lights—home to the celebrated Eiffel Tower and Louvre Museum. The currency is the European euro and the population is around 65,500,000. Along with that cultural presentation of the country, France is the 5th largest world power; it is also the head agricultural producer in the European Union. Along with all of this, France has a strong national identity that can be drawn from such political sectors as state, nation, government, elections, political culture, and current events.

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There is no specific date known for when France came to be; nobody woke up one day and said, “I live in France.” Nevertheless, a date can be estimated, and that date is considered to be the beginning of France is in 476 AD, when the Western Roman Empire fell. However, a more specific date can be set, and this was when the empire belonging to Charles the Great was split among his heirs, around 843 AD.
France first became an independent nation during the French Revolution. This point in time was when the monarchy that had been around for thousands of years was demolished and was replaced by a Republic government. There were other moments of monarchy in the early history of French statehood, but they were brief. Some of these moments of monarchism include the reigns of Napoléon Bonaparte and King Louis-Philippe. When Napoléon fell at Waterloo, monarchism was reestablished by Louis-Philippe. At this point in time, they were still moving toward democratization, but they were no...

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