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Post World War II French Political Development.
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Post World War II French Political Development World War II was a moment of truth for the French. The French were profoundly devastated by the Germans in a matter of weeks and succumbed to internal right wing pressure during the German occupation. Only after being handed back their sovereignty on a platter by the Americans and the British could the French be able to fully reintegrate, reinvent it's society and reassert it's former hegemonic dominance. The French chose to establish a "permanent" Fourth Republic that was to lead France out of the darkness of World War II and back into the international limelight, however the permanence of the Fourth Republic was short lived due to domestic and external strife. This essay will look at the structural instability that plagued the Fourth Republic as well as the external events that shaped the creation of the Fifth Republic. This essay will also examine...
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