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- French_colonial_empire abstract "The French colonial empire was constituted of the overseas colonies, protectorates and mandate territories that came under French rule from the 17th century onward. A distinction is generally made between the "First colonial empire", that existed until 1814 and by which time most of it had been lost, and the "Second colonial empire", which began with the conquest of Algier in 1830 and came to an end with the granting of independence to Algeria in 1962. By 1900, it had become the world's second-largest colonial empire, albeit far behind the British Empire both in terms of population and size. On the eve of World War II, it covered some 12,300,000 km² of land, with a population of 110 million (including France).In rivalry with England, France began to establish colonies in North America, the Caribbean, and India, following the Portuguese and Spanish successes during the Age of Discovery. A series of wars with Great Britain during the 18th century and early 19th century stripped away most of its first empire.France took control of Algeria in 1830 but began in earnest to rebuild its worldwide empire after 1870, concentrating chiefly in West Africa, with important holdings in Asia, Latin America and the Pacific. Republicans, at first hostile to empire, became supportive. As it developed the new empire took on roles of trade with France, especially supplying raw materials and purchasing manufactured items, as well as lending prestige to the motherland and spreading French civilization and language, and the Catholic religion. It also provided manpower in the World Wars.It became a moral mission to lift the world up to French standards by bringing Christianity and French culture. In 1884 the leading exponent of colonialism, Jules Ferry declared; "The higher races have a right over the lower races, they have a duty to civilize the inferior races." Full citizenship rights – assimilation – were offered, although in reality "assimilation was always receding [and] the colonial populations treated like subjects not citizens." France sent large numbers of settlers to North Africa, and they in turn became a powerful political force in Paris.In World War II, Charles de Gaulle and the Free French used the overseas colonies as bases from which they fought to liberate France. However after 1945 anti-colonial movements began to challenge European authority. France fought and lost bitter wars in Vietnam and Algeria in the 1950s. Its settlers and many local supporters relocated to France. Nearly all of France's colonies gained independence by 1960, but France retained great financial and diplomatic influence. The remaining small territories were integrated into France as overseas departments and territories. These now total altogether 123,150 km² (47,548 sq. miles), which amounts to only 1% of the pre-1939 French colonial empire's area, with 2.7 million people living in them in 2011.".
- French_colonial_empire anthem La_Marseillaise.
- French_colonial_empire currency French_franc.
- French_colonial_empire dissolutionYear "1980".
- French_colonial_empire foundingYear "1534".
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- French_colonial_empire capital "Paris".
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- French_colonial_empire country "France".
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- French_colonial_empire dateEvent "1534-07-24".
- French_colonial_empire dateEvent "1803-04-30".
- French_colonial_empire dateEvent "1980-07-30".
- French_colonial_empire event "Cartier planted the French flag at Gaspé Bay".
- French_colonial_empire event "Independence of Vanuatu".
- French_colonial_empire event "Louisiana Purchase by Napoleon Bonaparte".
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- French_colonial_empire imageMapCaption "French conquests and territories over the centuries".
- French_colonial_empire largestCity "Paris".
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- French_colonial_empire nativeName "Empire colonial français".
- French_colonial_empire region "West Europe".
- French_colonial_empire statArea "12347000".
- French_colonial_empire status "Colonial empire".
- French_colonial_empire yearEnd "1980".
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- French_colonial_empire comment "The French colonial empire was constituted of the overseas colonies, protectorates and mandate territories that came under French rule from the 17th century onward. A distinction is generally made between the "First colonial empire", that existed until 1814 and by which time most of it had been lost, and the "Second colonial empire", which began with the conquest of Algier in 1830 and came to an end with the granting of independence to Algeria in 1962.".
- French_colonial_empire label "Empire colonial français".
- French_colonial_empire label "Francuskie imperium kolonialne".
- French_colonial_empire label "Franse koloniale rijk".
- French_colonial_empire label "Französische Kolonien".
- French_colonial_empire label "French colonial empire".
- French_colonial_empire label "Imperio colonial francés".
- French_colonial_empire label "Impero coloniale francese".
- French_colonial_empire label "Império colonial francês".
- French_colonial_empire label "Колонии Франции".
- French_colonial_empire label "الإمبراطورية الفرنسية الاستعمارية".
- French_colonial_empire label "フランス植民地帝国".
- French_colonial_empire label "法蘭西殖民帝國".
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