Page 68 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - France

DISCOVER A Brief History 1

2 3

The Turbulent 19th Century 1 Scene from the
The restoration of the Bourbon monarchy following the defeat at French Revolution.
Waterloo ushered in a century of much change. In 1830, Charles 2 Ruins of St-Lô,
IX was overthrown and replaced by his cousin, Louis Philippe, August 1944.
who ruled until he was ousted in 1848, giving way to the Second 3 Last flight of
Republic. Its president, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, declared the Concorde, 2003.
himself Emperor Napoleon III in 1852. Under his “Second Empire” 4 Eiffel Tower lit up after
France expanded its overseas colonies in North Africa. Nice and the 2015 attack in Paris.
Savoy were annexed to France, but defeat in the 1870–71 Franco-
Prussian War led to the loss of Alsace and Lorraine to Germany.
Another revolution saw the creation of the Third Republic in 1871,
and more colonial expansion. The belle époque, a time of arts Did You Know?
and culture, emerged at the end of the century.
As French forces
World Wars I and II approached Paris in
France suffered terribly during World War I (1914–18), as almost 1944, Hitler ordered the
1.5 million French soldiers died. In World War II, France was city be razed – but he
defeated and occupied by German forces. Resistance fighters was disobeyed.
carried on the fight against the occupiers until France was
liberated by US, British and Free French forces in 1944.

Timeline of events
1848 1889 1940–
The July Monarchy The Eiffel Tower 44
is overthrown and is built in Paris Germany
the Second Republic occupies
is established. France during
World War II.

1870–71
Defeat in the 1914–1918
Franco-Prussian WWI breaks out with
War leads to the the German invasion of
loss of Alsace. France.
68

064-069_EW_France.indd 68 30/01/2019 16:43

EW Brief History template v1 – 19th April 2018
Fonts: Aptifer Sans LT Pro, ITC Caslon 224,
Posterama Text, Soho Gothic Pro, Soho Pro