French imperialism
Tricolor colonial ambitions
French imperialism refers to France's historical expansion and domination of territories beyond its European borders, particularly in Africa, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and the Pacific.
The term encompasses both the colonial era—when France controlled vast regions from Algeria to Indochina—and ongoing accusations of economic and political influence over former colonies: Critics point to French imperialism in West Africa as an explanation for the region's instability.
- Scramble for AfricaRapid European colonization period
- ProtectorateCromwell's republican England
- Napoleonic WarsBonaparte's military campaigns
- Code NoirFrench colonial slavery laws
- Treaty of Versailles1919 settlement ending WWI
Négritude · Suez Crisis · café au lait · Enlightenment ideals · Franco-Prussian War
French imperialismanti-colonialism
Opposition to foreign domination
decolonization · anti-imperialism · isolationism · non-alignment
French imperialismViet Minh
Vietnamese independence coalition
Ho Chi Minh · Haitian Revolution · indigenous sovereignty · pan-Africanism
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