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France has seen its fortunes wax and wane over the centuries as it was once a major player in world politics. After the golden era of Napoleon, France went into decline, culminating in the crushing defeat of {{VC|the Great War}} and{{VC| the World War}} by both the {{VC|United States of America}} and {{VC|Germany}}. |
France has seen its fortunes wax and wane over the centuries as it was once a major player in world politics. After the golden era of Napoleon, France went into decline, culminating in the crushing defeat of {{VC|the Great War}} and{{VC| the World War}} by both the {{VC|United States of America}} and {{VC|Germany}}. |
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| − | For the better part of the 20th Century France existed as two nations and two distinct cultures have arisen, with separate languages. Following the Spasm and the nuclear attack against Paris, the governments of the Frances began negotiations and an era of rapprochement was ushered in, culminating in |
+ | For the better part of the 20th Century France existed as two nations and two distinct cultures have arisen, with separate languages. Following the Spasm and the nuclear attack against Paris, the governments of the Frances began negotiations and an era of rapprochement was ushered in, culminating in ''Le Traité de l'Union des deux Frances'' |
==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 07:00, 11 August 2007
| National motto: Liberté, Dualité, Fraternité. | |
| Languages | |
| Official | French, Occitan |
| Other | Breton, Euskaran, Suisse-Romonde, German |
| Capital | Avaricon (Bourges) |
| Important Cities | Toulouse, Lyons, Marseille, Paris (uninhabitable) |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Area | ... |
| Population | 47,292,140 (2007 estimate) |
| Currency | 1 Clovard = 100 Pepines |
| Organizations | Nations of Earth |
France has seen its fortunes wax and wane over the centuries as it was once a major player in world politics. After the golden era of Napoleon, France went into decline, culminating in the crushing defeat of the Great War and the World War by both the United States of America and Germany.
For the better part of the 20th Century France existed as two nations and two distinct cultures have arisen, with separate languages. Following the Spasm and the nuclear attack against Paris, the governments of the Frances began negotiations and an era of rapprochement was ushered in, culminating in Le Traité de l'Union des deux Frances
History
France put aside its ancient rivalry with England in 1863 to recognize the existence of the Confederate States of America. This move, coupled with a disenchantment with the United States of America's foreign policy lead to a bitter rupture that resulted in the punitive damages brought against France and England following the Great War by the Alliance powers and division of France following the World War.
The Great War
France was brutally defeated by the American-German Alliance, and through the poor negotiations of Georges Clemenceau, was horribly fettered with debts and war-reparations. Clemenceau, upon realizing the situation his failure had brought to France committed suicide in Luxemburg on January 3rd, 1920.
Ferdinand Foch exulted in the loopholes he saw in the treaty to friends in private, saying that "[the treaty was] not a peace. It is an armistice for 20 years."
The Great Depression
France was hobbled by the war reparations demanded by the United States and Germany, and was further wracked by social upheaval as the French tried to survive the woes of the Depression Era.
Fueled by the Stavisky Affair and a growing Antisemitism and anti-Communism, French frustrations came to a head in the public riots of the 6 February 1934 Crisis, leading to the dissolution of the Third Republic, and François de La Rocque established as the Président-Géneral of the Fourth French Republic.
Among the first acts of the Fourth Republican Assembly was the dissolution of all parties involved in the Popular Front.
The World War
Throughout the last years of the 1930's La Rocque negotiated in secret with Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, Chancellor of England, and in 1938 created the Axis of Freedom. Through negotiations in Paris the Versaille
North France
North France is a Federalist nation, whose official language is French. North France is considered a German satellite country.
South France
South France is a loose confederation of the former departments of France. The official language is Occitan, and was a member of SEuro.