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=Basics=
=Basics=


''National anthem'': La Marsaillese
*''National anthem'': La Marsaillese
''Motto'': Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité
*''Motto'': Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité


=Landmarks=
=Landmarks=


Arc de Triomphe (Napoleon)
*Arc de Triomphe (Napoleon)
Eiffel Tower (temporary!)
*Eiffel Tower (temporary!)


=Arts=
=Arts=
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===Dance===
===Dance===


David Guetta
*David Guetta
Bob Sinclar
*Bob Sinclar
Daft Punk
*Daft Punk
Jean-Michel Jarre
*Jean-Michel Jarre
Modjo
*Modjo


===Classical===
===Classical===


Debussy
*Debussy


===Pop===
===Pop===


Edith Piaf
*Edith Piaf


==Painters==
==Painters==


Vincent van Gogh
*Vincent van Gogh
Monet (Water lillies, impressionist, ~1900)
*Monet (Water lillies, impressionist, ~1900)


==Writers==
==Writers==


Victor Hugo
*Victor Hugo
Jules Verne (19th century)
*Jules Verne (19th century)


==Playrights==
==Playrights==


Moliere (17th century), Don Huan
*Moliere (17th century), Don Huan


==Philosophers==
==Philosophers==


Karl Marx (19th century)
*Karl Marx (19th century)
Voltaire (Enlightenment/18th)
*Voltaire (Enlightenment/18th)
Rousseau (Enlightenment/18th)
*Rousseau (Enlightenment/18th)


==Scientsts==
==Scientsts==


Louis Pasteur (19th century)
*Louis Pasteur (19th century)
Nostradamus, physics - (16th century)
*Nostradamus, physics - (16th century)


=Government=
=Government=
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==Prime minister==
==Prime minister==


Édouard Philippe (took over from the end of Hollande's presidency)
*Édouard Philippe (took over from the end of Hollande's presidency)


=History=
=History=


Hundred Years War - 1337-1451
*Hundred Years War - 1337-1451
Joan of Arc died in 1431, fighting English
*Joan of Arc died in 1431, fighting English


1562-1593 - wars of religion
*1562-1593 - wars of religion


Jacques Cartier - sailor, 16th century, claimed Canada
*Jacques Cartier - sailor, 16th century, claimed Canada


Enlightenment - 18th century
*Enlightenment - 18th century


==French Revolution - 1789==
==French Revolution - 1789==
14th July - Storming of the Bastille
*14th July - Storming of the Bastille
Marie Antoinette (former Queen of France) executed by guillotine
*Marie Antoinette (former Queen of France) executed by guillotine


Napoleon Bonaparte - 1800
*Napoleon Bonaparte - 1800
Code Civil
*Code Civil


==Word War II==
==Word War II==


Charles DeGaulle in charge
*Charles DeGaulle in charge
1944 - Allies advanced from Normandy
*1944 - Allies advanced from Normandy
Overthrew puppet Vichy authority
*Overthrew puppet Vichy authority


1945 - Charles DeGaulle head of French government
*1945 - Charles DeGaulle head of French government

Revision as of 14:54, 3 May 2018

Basics

  • National anthem: La Marsaillese
  • Motto: Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité

Landmarks

  • Arc de Triomphe (Napoleon)
  • Eiffel Tower (temporary!)

Arts

Music

Dance

  • David Guetta
  • Bob Sinclar
  • Daft Punk
  • Jean-Michel Jarre
  • Modjo

Classical

  • Debussy

Pop

  • Edith Piaf

Painters

  • Vincent van Gogh
  • Monet (Water lillies, impressionist, ~1900)

Writers

  • Victor Hugo
  • Jules Verne (19th century)

Playrights

  • Moliere (17th century), Don Huan

Philosophers

  • Karl Marx (19th century)
  • Voltaire (Enlightenment/18th)
  • Rousseau (Enlightenment/18th)

Scientsts

  • Louis Pasteur (19th century)
  • Nostradamus, physics - (16th century)

Government

Organisation

?

Presidents

  • 2017 - Emmanuel Macron
  • 2012 - Francois Hollande
  • 2007 - Nicholas Sarkozy
  • 1995 - Jacques Chirac

Prime minister

  • Édouard Philippe (took over from the end of Hollande's presidency)

History

  • Hundred Years War - 1337-1451
  • Joan of Arc died in 1431, fighting English
  • 1562-1593 - wars of religion
  • Jacques Cartier - sailor, 16th century, claimed Canada
  • Enlightenment - 18th century

French Revolution - 1789

  • 14th July - Storming of the Bastille
  • Marie Antoinette (former Queen of France) executed by guillotine
  • Napoleon Bonaparte - 1800
  • Code Civil

Word War II

  • Charles DeGaulle in charge
  • 1944 - Allies advanced from Normandy
  • Overthrew puppet Vichy authority
  • 1945 - Charles DeGaulle head of French government