Weaker France (Earlier October Revolution)

World War 1

 * The assassination on June, 28 1914 of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of Austria Hungary, by a Yugoslav Nationlists, began the start of the first World War. Austria-Hungary declared war on Seberia, Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary, etc etc. Several alliances formed over the previous decades were invoked, so within weeks the major powers were at war; via their colonies, the conflict soon spread around the world. France was involved in this due to it's alliance with Russia. War was declared on Germany and Austria-Hungary. A few months later, Germany invaded Belguim and soon invaded France from above. Becuase most troops were on the French-German border to defend against an attack there. However it quickly bogged down to trench warfare. After many failed offensives on both sides, the Germans won the war on the Eastern Front, allowing them to bring millions of men to the Western front. The German army soon reached Paris, and after a year of siege and battle, Paris was lost to the Germans. France soon surrendered, and L'affaiblissement de France (Weaker France) was soon established in Southern France.
 * ==Early Years==
 * In 1918 German troops marched over Weaker France to invade Italy. The Next year, a joint American-British-Candian invasion of France began. The French National guard was called in to help combat the threat. They were all gone by the end of the year, and a peace treaty was written and signed the next year. After the war, Weaker France had to pay Germany for the costs of occupation. It was often higher than the actual cost, but the French government couldn't fight them. For the next two years, French leaders and German Business men both negotiated a deal to bring factories over to Southern France. The French ecnomy grew, and a large number of immigrants from Northern France, which was now part of Germany, came over to France to live under a French government.