Second French Empire - Second French Empire This article is part of the History of France series. Gaul Franks France in the Middle Ages Valois Dynasty Bourbon Dynasty French Revolution First French Empire French Restoration Second Republic Second French Empire Third Republic France during World War II Fourth Republic Fifth Republic The Second French Empire or Second Empire was the imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the Second republic and the Third Republic, in France. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Steps towards Empire 2 Ideals of Napoleon III 3 Prosperity and Culture 4 Foreign Affairs 4.1 The Crimean War 4.2 The Italian Question 4.3 Franco-Prussian War Steps towards Empire The anti-parliamentary constitution instituted by Napoleon III on January 14, 1852 was largely a repetition of that.
USS Wasp (CV-18) - On 14 May, she and her sister carriers of TG 58.6, Essex (CV-9) and San Jacinto (CV-30), sortied for raids on Marcus and Wake Islands to give the new task group combat experience; to test a recently devised system of assigning - before takeoff - each pilot a specific target, and to neutralize those islands for the forthcoming Marianas campaign. As the force neared Marcus, it split, sending San Jacinto north to search for Japanese picket boats while Wasp and Essex launched strikes on the 19th and 20th, aimed at installations on the island. American planes encountered heavy antiaircraft fire but still managed to do enough damage to prevent Japanese forces on the island from interfering with the impending assault on Saipan. When weather canceled launches planned for the 21st, the.
August 2003 - have debated carbon dioxide's role in global warming for over a decade, with most voices (though notably fewer within the US) calling it the biggest factor, while others call it negligible. [1] Occupation of Iraq: Americann and Iraqi officials are discussing the possibility of forming a large Iraqi militia or paramilitary force to help improve security in the country. [1] Terrorist: Terrorism group Jemaah Islamiyah has schemes, revealed in a 40-page manifesto (the Pupji book or General Guide to the Struggle of Jemaah Islamiyah), for a suicide bombing campaign designed to change Asia and the Pacific region into Islamic provinces. Jemaah Islamiyah is also shown to be a well-formed organization with a constitution, rules of operation, and leadership structure. [1] Afghanistan: Soldiers are killed in a remote region (near the town.
Separation of church and state - the spectrum from secularism is a theocracy in which a religion controls the government and the rule of law is closely tied with the interpretation of a religious texts such as the Bible or the Koran. A few nations in the Middle East such as Iran have political policies which are often directly dictated or strongly infuenced by religious leaders. Many religions, such as Catholicism and Islam, hold that one must not separate Church and State. The Catholic Church's 1983 Canon Law proclaims that "Christ's faithful are to strive to secure that in the civil society the laws which regulate the formation of the young also provide a religious and moral education in the schools that is in accord with the conscience of the parents." [1] Islam holds that all political.
History of Libya - tomb. After Dragut's decease, the connection between Tripoli and Constantinople seems to have been considerably weakened. But Tripolitan pirates soon became the terror and scourge of the Mediterranean; half the states of Europe seem at one time or other to have sent their fleets to bombard the capital. In 1714 Ahmed Pasha Karamanli achieved practical independence, and he and his descendants governed Tripoli as a regency, the claims of the Sublime Porte being recognized by the payment of tribute, or “presents.” In May 1801 the pasha demanded from the United States an increase in the tribute ($83,000) which that government had paid since 1796 for the protection of their commerce from piracy. The demand was refused, an American naval force blockaded Tripoli, and a desultory war dragged on until June 3,.
Constitution of Croatia - The Croatian representatives elected in the first multi-party parliamentary elections (held in April 1990) rejected communism and adopted a democratic Constitution. The Constitution of 1990 used the model of the French Fifth Republic, with broad Presidentialial executive powers shared with the Government. However, in 2000 and 2001 Croatian Parliament amended the Constitution changing bicameral parliament back into historic unicameral and reducing the Presidential powers. This article is based on the current version of the Constitution. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Historical foundations 2 Basic provisions 3 Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms 4 Organization of Government 5 The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia 6 Local and regional self-government 7 International relations 8 Amending the Constitution Historical foundations This is preambule of the Constitution. It explains how the Croats.
Singlish - - bloody Government "si peh" - very (from Hokkien, a Chinese dialect) "kaypoh" - busybody (from Hokkien) "one" - extraneous modifier "why always so" - indication of harbored displeasure "bedek kacang" - lit. 'aiming at peanuts' (Malay); in this sentence, can probably be taken to mean 'meddlesome' or 'annoying' "hor?" - Chinese prompt for affirmation, somewhat like n'est-ce pas? of French. Vocabulary Singlish is influenced by both British and increasingly American English. It uses many words borrowed from Hokkien, the most important dialect of the Chinese language in Singapore, and from Malay. Examples: ah - eh? huh? Ah Beng - uneducated Chinese man, butt of jokes aiyah! (Hokkien) or ayoh! - (Malay oh, no!) alamak! -- surprise/shock (Malay) ang moh - white person, Caucasian (from ang moh kau meaning "red haired.
Governor General of Canada - General's Flag 1981- The Governor General of Canada (Fr. Gouverneur général or Gouverneure générale) is the representative in Canada of Queen Elizabeth II, who is Queen of Canada and the country's head of state. (The Prime Minister of Canada is the head of government.) The Governor General is named by the Queen on the advice of the Prime Minister. It would cause a major constitutional crisis if the monarch did not accept such “advice”. By tradition, the post alternates between an English-Canadian and a French-Canadian. Traditions such as these have the force of law in the unwritten part of Canada's constitution. Since Canada is committed to multiculturalism and Governor Generals are expected to be fluently bilingual, the designation of English or French-Canadian is mainly a matter of perception. The current Governor.
French Resistance - French Resistance The neutrality of this article is disputed. Please see the article's talk page for more information. French Resistance (or simply Resistance) is a general term for the resistance movements – armed and otherwise – that fought military occupation of France by Nazi Germany and the resulting Vichy France during World War II after France surrendered in 1940. French Resistance cooperated with Allied secret services (see Special Operations Executive), especially in providing intelligence on the Atlantic Wall and coordinating sabotages and other actions to contribute to the success of Operation Overlord. French resistance could claim its origin in Charles de Gaulle’s Appeal of June 18 on the BBC where he proclaimed that the war was not over. Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain had already signed the armistice.
French rule in Algeria - French rule in Algeria This article is part of the History of Algeria series. Prehistory of Central North Africa North Africa during the Classical Period Rise of Islam in Algeria French rule in Algeria Nationalism and resistance in Algeria Algerian War of Independence History of Algeria since 1962 Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 French rule in Algeria, 1830-1962 2 Invasion of Algiers 3 The Land and Colonizers 4 Opposition to the Occupation 5 Abd al Qadir 6 Colonization and Military Control 7 Hegemony of the Colons 8 Related article 9 Reference French rule in Algeria, 1830-1962 Most of France's actions in Algeria, not least the invasion of Algiers, were propelled by contradictory impulses. In the period between Napoleon's downfall in 1815 and the revolution of 1830,.
French submarine Surcouf - French submarine Surcouf Surcouf () Career Ordered: December 1927 Launched 18 October 1929 Commissioned May 1934 Fate Sunk 18 February 1942 General Characteristics Displacement 3250 tons surfaced, 4304 tons submerged, 2880 tons dead Length 110 meters (361 feet) Beam 9 meters (29.5 feet) Draft 7.25 meters (23.8 feet) Propulsion two Sulzer diesel engines, two electric motors, two screws Power 7600 hp Diesels, 3400 hp electric motors Test Depth 80 meters (250 feet) Range 18,500 kilometers (10,000 nautical miles) at 10 knots surfaced, 12,600 kilometers (6800 nautical miles) at 13.5 knots surfaced, 130 kilometers (70 nautical miles) at 4.5 knots submerged, 110 kilometers (60 nautical miles) at 5 knots submerged Speed 18.5 knots surfaced, 10 knots submerged Complement eight officers, 110 men Armament two 203mm (eight-inch) guns.
French Directory - French Directory The Directory (in French Directoire) held executive power in France from October 1795 until November 1799 - from the end of the Convention to the beginning of the Consulate. Five Directors shared power. In the history of France, this period constitutes the last stage of the French Revolution and precedes the coming of the First French Empire. Constitution In its final shape the constitution of the Directory period centred on a parliamentary system of two houses: a Council of Five Hundred and a Council of Ancients, 250 in number. Members of the Five Hundred needed to have reached at least thirty years of age, members of the Ancients at least forty. The system of indirect election of the Convention period continued, but the constitution.
French Revolutionary Wars: Campaigns of 1792 - French Revolutionary Wars: Campaigns of 1792 In the campaigns of 1792 the French Revolutionary Wars opened. France declared war on Austria on 20 April 1792. But Prussia and other powerss had allied themselves with Austria in the expectation of conflict, and thus France faced a coalition and not a single power at the moment when the " emigration", the ferment of the Revolution, and want of material and of funds had thoroughly disorganised her army. The first engagements proved singularly disgraceful. Near Lille the French soldiers fled at sight of the Austrian outposts and murdered their general (April 29). The commanders-in-chief of the armies that were formed became one after another political "suspects"; and before a serious action had been fought, the three armies commanded respectively.
French Gendarmerie - French Gendarmerie In France, the Gendarmerie Nationale is the military police force. Its missions include: The policing of countryside areas and of small towns outside of the jurisdiction of the French National Police. Criminal investigations under judiciary supervision. Crowd control and other security activities. The security of airports and military installations, as well as all investigations relating to the military, including in foreign interventions. Participations in ceremonies involving foreign heads of states or heads of governments. Similar forces exist in other countries such as Belgium. While administratively a part of the armed forces, thus under the aegis of the Ministry of Defense, it is operationally attached to the Ministry of the Interior for its missions within France, and criminal investigations are run under the supervision of.
French and Iroquois Wars - French and Iroquois Wars The French and Iroquois Wars were an intermittent series conflict fought between the French settlers of New France and the Iroquois, especially the Mohawk tribe. The Iroquois were allies of the British and received supplies from them. The wars were ones of extreme brutality on both sides. The French colonists had from the beginning cemented alliances and formed friendships with the Indian tribes of the areas in which they settled, such as the Algonquins, the Innu, the Abenakis, the Mi'kmaq, in the east and the Hurons in the west, from the beginning things had not gone well with the Iroquois, who were centered in lands to the south of Lake Ontario in what later became northern New York State. Their first encounter.
Scramble for Africa - of 19th century saw the transition from an "informal" empire of control through economic dominance to direct control, marked from the 1870s on by the scramble for territory in areas previously regarded as under influence. The Berlin Conference, 1884-85 regulated the imperial competition between Britain, France and Germany, defining "effective occupation" as the criterion for international recognition of colonial claims and codifying the imposition of direct rule, accomplished usually through armed force. For information on the colonisation of Africa prior to the 1880s, including Carthaginian and early European colonisation, see Colonization of Africa. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Opening of the continent 1.1 Africa and global markets 1.2 Strategic Rivalry 2 The Colonial Encounter 2.3 The production of cash crops 2.4 The Congo Free State 2.5 The extermination of the Herero.
History of the Israeli Defence Forces - History of the Israeli Defence Forces This article is about the history of the Israeli Defence Forces. For current status of the IDF, see: Israeli Defence Forces and Israel. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 The Foundation of the Israeli Defence Forces 2 Before 1948 3 The First Arab-Israeli War 4 1949-1956 5 The Sinai Campaign (1956) 6 1956 - 1966 7 The Six Days War (1967) 8 The Attrition War (1967-1970) 9 Yom Kippur War (1973) 10 1974-1981 11 Appendices 11.1 List of Chief of the General Staff 11.2 Other famous generals and soldiers The Foundation of the Israeli Defence Forces The Israel Defence Forces (Hebrew: צבא הגנה לישראל Tsva Haganah Le-Israel, often abbreviated צה"ל Tsahal) is the name of Israel's armed forces (army, air force and navy). It.
Fronde - who suggested that the power of the king should be limited. Course of events In May 1648 a tax levied on judicial officers of the parlement of Paris was met by that body, not merely with a refusal to pay, but with a condemnation of earlier financial edicts, and even with a demand for the acceptance of a scheme of constitutional reforms framed by a committee of the parlement. This charter was somewhat influenced by contemporary events in England. But there is no real likeness between the two revolutions, the French parlement being no more representative of the people than the Inns of Court were in England. The military record of the first or "parliamentary" Fronde is almost blank. In August 1648, strengthened by the news of Condé's victory at Lens,.
Jean-François Darlan - 1881 - December 24, 1942) was a French naval officer and senior figure of the Vichy France regime. He was born in Nérac, Lot-et-Garonne. He graduated from l'École Navale in 1902. During WW I he commanded an artillery battery. He remained in the navy post-war. Promoted to Rear Admiral in 1929 he was made chief of staff in 1936 and admiral of the fleet in 1937. In 1939 he was given command of the entire navy. When Paris was occupied in June 1940, Darlan was one of those who supported Henri Philippe Pétain. He was rewarded by retaining his post as minister of the navy. He ordered the majority of the fleet to French North Africa, but fearing it would fall into German hands it was destroyed by the Royal Navy.
Franks - series. Gaul Franks France in the Middle Ages Valois Dynasty Bourbon Dynasty French Revolution First French Empire French Restoration Second Republic Second French Empire Third Republic France during World War II Fourth Republic Fifth Republic This article is part of the History of Germany series. Franks Holy Roman Empire German Confederation German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany Germany since 1945 The Franks were one of several west Germanic tribes who entered the late Roman Empire as foederati and established a lasting realm in an area that is part of today's France and Germany, forming the historic kernel of these two modern countries. The Frankish realm underwent many partitions and repartitions, since the Franks divided their property among surviving sons. This practice is one of the reasons it is so difficult to.
