1. Pauline Vu, Danielle Trujillo, Vince Bucayu, and Cameron Osborn.

2. 1500’s Several wars lost to Spain and England Quebec claimed by France England loses Calais to France

3. 1600’s France, England, and two German states attack Netherlands Edict of Fountaineblea outlaws Protestanism in France Famine in France kills millions

4. 1700’s France experienced the death of Louis XIV beginning of the French Revolution which resulted in political upheaval and social unrest Reign of Terror and the execution of Louis

5. 1800’s Early years: absolute monarchy Revolution Mid years:Provisional government (liberals, radicals. socialist) Parliamentary republic (conservatives, liberals) Republic with separate president and legislature Mid-late yrs:Authoritarian bonapartist gov’t Late years:Revolution Parliamentary republic (conservatives, liberals)

6. 1900’s (early) In WWI France was among the Allied Powers against the Central Powers, while mainly wanting revenge on Germany. After WWI France gained heavy reparations from Germany. Again France joined the Allies in WWII to stop Hitler Post WWII joined GB and the US to form Trizonia and try and put a stop to Communism

7. Cold War Struggles to keep its imperial colonies Drops out of NATO Creates its own system for nuclear study Helped the US out in the wars against communist countries

8. Now President : Nicolas Sarkozy Prime Minister : Francois Fillon Festivals and events are held to remember past events in history

10. The Hundred Years War(1337-1453) A war between France and England over English land holdings in France Led to England being expelled from the continent It aided military evolution

11. Habsburg-Valois Wars(1494-1559) A war between the Valois ruling family of France and the Habsburg family of the Holy Roman Empire Started over the French claim to the throne of Naples It ended with the Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis

12. The Fronde (1648-1652) Rebellions by the nobles in attempts to overthrow Mazarin The rebellions were stopped and the power of the monarchy increased This caused Louis XIV’s building of the Palace of Versailles to prevent such a rebellion

13. Battle of Cerignola 1503 Between Spanish and French armies, in Cerignola, next Bari, Southern Italy Spanish who was outnumbered, defeat French Considered first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms

14. French Wars of Religion Fighting between Catholics and Protestants (Huguenots) Ended with Edict of Nantes Period of religious intolerance

15. Edict of Fontainebleau King Louis revokes Edict of Nantes Ordered destruction of Huguenot schools and churches Large number of protestants leave country France remained mostly Catholic

16. French Revolution Louis the XVI is executed by the guillotine A parliament is put into place

17. Edict of Nantes Conversion to Calvinism Allowed Henry IV come to power Ends war on religion

18. Crusaders capture Constantinople( 1189 – 1192) Showed decline of the crusader ideal Also known as the “Fourth Crusade” Brought hatred between Catholics and Orthodox until 20 th century.

19. The Bastille Built between 1370-1381 Charles VI converted it into a prison with 8 towers “Storming of the Bastille” occurred on July 14, 1789

21. Louis XIV(1643-1715) Built the Palace of Versailles and forced his nobles to live there to eliminate all possibilities of mutiny Colbert as his head of finance, developed mercantilism The Franco Dutch War, the War of the League of Ausburg, and the War of the Spanish Succession Louis also revoked the edict of Nantes

22. Louis XVI 1774-1792 Married Marie Antoinette, Absolute monarch to a constitutional monarch Storming of Bastille, French Revolution, Guillotine, and Versailles

23. Napoleon the First: 1804-1814, 1815 One of the greatest military commanders Highly skilled general, politician, and legislator War of the Third Coalition, Peninsular War, War of the Sixth Coalition, and the Hundred Days

24. Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte(1808-1873) President of the French Republic Re-established the Empire, authoritarian Defeated at Waterloo, France declares war on Prussia, France in American Civil War, and Crimean War