Louis XIV's love for culture and art cultivated people's admiration for ideology and culture, and the Enlightenment sweeping Europe spread widely in France.
The Enlightenment broke the theological shackles of medieval Europe and opened the door to rationality, but the contradiction between the three levels that French society has been unable to solve has intensified.
From 65438 to 0789, the French Revolution broke out and the Declaration of Human Rights and Civil Rights was promulgated. But the strangulation of European monarchies caused extreme events and long-term turmoil in France.
At this time, Napoleon I appeared as the son of the Great Revolution, and once again brought France to the top by conquering Europe. However, the expansion of force cannot maintain the status of a big country for a long time.
It was not until after World War II that France regained its former glory under the guidance of Charles de Gaulle's independent development path.
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Major historical events in the rise of France;
1, French Revolution
The French Revolution (French: La réRevolution Fran? Aise (English: The French Revolution), also known as the French bourgeois revolution, was a revolution that broke out in France in July 1789. The Bourbon dynasty and its monarchy, which ruled France for centuries, collapsed within three years.
During this period, France experienced an epic transformation: the past aristocratic and religious privileges were constantly impacted by liberal political organizations and street protesters, and the old ideas were gradually replaced by brand-new democratic ideas such as natural human rights and separation of powers.
The world historians have different opinions about the end time of the French Revolution, and it is difficult to reach a consensus. In France, the hot moon coup is generally regarded as the symbol of the end of the Great Revolution, which overthrew the radical centralized rule of jacobins.
1794 On July 27th, the civil revolution in the French Revolution came to an end. 1830 In July, the people of Paris launched the July Revolution and established the July Dynasty headed by Louis-Philippe, which completely ended the French Revolution. The coup established a regime represented by the Reyue Party. French history has entered a period of defending the achievements of the Great Revolution.
2. Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War was a war between Prussia Kingdom (the predecessor of Germany) and the Second French Empire in1870 ~/kloc-0. The relationship between Prussia and France has been tense for a long time because of the long-term struggle for hegemony in the European continent and German reunification.
1July, 870 14, Prussian Prime Minister Bismarck issued a provocative "Ems Dispatch" on the Spanish throne, which angered the French government. 19 In July, France declared war on Prussia, but after the war, the French army lost one after another.
On September 2nd, French Emperor Charles Louis Napolé on Bonaparte was advancing nearly100000 French troops to surrender in Sedang. On September 4th, a revolution broke out in Paris, the French big bourgeoisie established the Third Republic of France, and the Second Empire of France perished. However, Pu Jun still strode in.
187 1 year 1 month 18, Prussian king William I was crowned emperor in Versailles, France, and the German Empire was established. The French bourgeois government demanded a truce. On February 26th, the two sides signed a preliminary peace treaty in Versailles, France. On May 10, a formal peace treaty was signed in Frankfurt.
This war enabled Prussia to unify Germany and replaced France's hegemonic position in the European continent. This also contributes to the revival.
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