The First World War erupted in 1914 in northeast France and after two years of German victories, fell into the horrors of trench warfare. The United States entered the war in 1917 and helped France to victory…
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0 Read MoreDATELINE950,000-80,000 B.C. Homo Erectus(400,000 B.C. Discovery of Fire) 80,000-30,000 B.C.Neanderthal 33,000-10,000B.C. Homo SapiensCro Magnon Man 4,000-2,500B.C. Neolithic Revolution 2,500-50 B.C. Celtic Domination in Gaul Where to see Prehistoric France? Mostly in Brittanny and in the Southwest of France. We recommend:The French film:The Quest for Fire The […]
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0 Read MorePrivate radio and television stations have only been authorized in France since 1982. In the following 14 years, the number of TV channels jumped from three to over 30.
0 Read MorePrivate radios have only been authorized in France since 1982. As with television, the number of private radios increased dramatically since then.
0 Read MoreThe churches of this era, inspired by Roman architecture (thus the name romanesque), are charaterized by round arches, barrel-vaulting and large walls, a simple but heavy style…
1 Read MoreFrench society likes formality in many aspects of everyday life as obligatory handshaking or cheek kissing 😉
0 Read MoreDuring the Middle Ages the fortress style of the romanesque buildings was refined and improved by French masons and architects. The first Gothic buildings appeared in the late 12th with the rebuilding of the Basilica Saint Denis…
0 Read MoreModern French politics remain characterized by a Left/Right division of the country even though the border between the two has been recently blurred.
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