Comparative politics (questions)
you are preparing a brochure for American visitors to France. Your purpose is to increase knowledge of history in order to strengthen the bridges between the two long-term friends. Answer each of the following questions, citing historical events and details, referring as needed to this module’s readings.
Why did it take so long for a stable democratic regime to take hold in France?
How did de Gaulle’s changes to the country’s institution and social, political, and economic processes contribute to the creation of an effective industrial state?
What is the impact of the French influential elite whose roots lie in the bureaucracy?
Discuss what France’s recent foreign policy says about its character as a nation.
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1) The French Revolution brought about numerous political changes and democracy to France. The country took several years for its democracy to stabilize. This is due to a number of reasons, first after removing the king from power, Napoleon Bonaparte took control of the régime. Napoleon who was still the only one man in authority, made the French government to come up with some agreements to stabilize the power among various levels of the state.
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