In this sense, the first French overseas empire weighed mightily on mid-twentieth century colonial minds. The article focuses on two emblematic high ranking officials, Hubert Deschamps and Robert Garry. Of radically different political backgrounds, the pair served as key operatives for Vichy overseas....
How was the Empire of Kanem founded? What was the Roman Empire? Who first led the Srivijaya Empire? What empire was Kilwa part of? What was the Sassanid Empire? Which empire ended first: the Ottoman Empire or the Austrian Empire? What was the French Colonial Empire? What led to expansion...
Who built the French Empire in North America? Who brought African slaves to the British colonies in North America during the 17th century? Who introduced the idea that the colonies should declare themselves free and independent states? Who received the charter that created Jamestown? Who was the ...
They were at home in Oran, a dull commercial town in French-ruled Algeria, where Yves’s father sold insurance and ran a chain of cinemas, and Mrs. Mathieu-Saint-Laurent cut an elegant figure in colonial society. Oran had once enjoyed some small renown as the westernmost outpost of the ...
French and Indian War Throughout most of colonial history, the British Crown was the only political institution that united the American colonies. The Imperial Crises of the 1760s and 1770s, found England saddled with crippling debt, incurred in large part by wars such as theFrench and Indian...
the BritishEast India Companyand its French counterpart were engaged in a military and commercial rivalry in which the British were ultimately victorious. The political fragmentation of the Mughal empire permitted the absorption of one area after another by the British. The Treaty of Paris (1763; ...
The colonial governor would have to choose the executive council from elected member of the majority party in the Legislative. As well the governor would have to abide by the general wishes of the elected assembly. The practice of responsible was not put into effect until 1841 but Durham's ...
French priests. Since there were only 25 priests in the American colonies prior to their arrival, these immigrants had a strong influence on the development of the American Catholic church. Missionary work carried the Roman Catholic refugees to far-ranging French colonial areas, such as Michigan, ...
After breakfast, a walking tour of this fascinating colonial city founded in 1534 by Diego de Almagro, a fellow conquistador of Pizarro. Trujillo, named after the birth place of Pizarro is famous for its colonial and republican-era architecture and for i
Kostas Sarantidis (Greek: Κώστας Σαραντίδης; 1927), also known in Vietnamese as Nguyễn Văn Lập, is a Greek-born soldier who fought with the Viet Minh during the First Indochina War, seeking independence for Vietnam from the French colonial empire. 科...