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FRANCECULTURAL HERITAGE AND
DIVERSITYChapter 2, Section 2
Text Pages 130-137
FAST FACTS ABOUT FRANCE Capital: Paris
Population: 59.8 million
Ethnic Groups: French, North African, German, Breton, Basque
Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim
Government: Republic
Currency: Euro
Leading Exports: machinery and transportation,equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, iron and steel, beverages.
Languages: French (official), Provencal, German, Breton, Catalan, Basque.
OBJECTIVES
Find out why the French take pride in their traditional culture.
Learn about growing cultural diversity in France.
KEY TERM
Philosophy- a system of ideas and beliefs.
Rousseu, Diderot, Voltaire
FRENCH LANGUAGE
The French Academy wants to hold onto the French language!!
This is one example of how the French want to preserve their language.
Yes …NoOui
Yes, please/No thank you Oui, s'il vous plaît
Please… S'il vous plaîtseel voo play
Thank you….Merci
French Academy French Language
PHILOSOPHIES: 2 PHILOSOPHERS THAT INFLUENCED OUR U.S. CONSTITUTION
Baron de Montesquieu: French philosopher that believed that government should be divided into 3 branches.
Jean-Jaque Rousseau: French philosopher that developed the idea that no laws are binding unless people have agreed to them.
ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE ARTS
French painters: Delacroix and MonetDo you know who painted which painting?
ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE ARTS
Claude Debussy- composed music in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE ARTS
Alexandre Dumas- wrote novels in the 1800s. Many of his novels were turned into movies.
INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTURE
Cathedral of Notre Dame: example of the stunning medieval gothic cathedral.
INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTURE
The Louvre: National museum.
INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTURE
The Eiffel Tower: was built in 1889 to celebrate the French Revolution. It was the tallest
structure in the world until 1930.
INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTURE
The Arc de Triomphe: Napoleon commissioned this famous building in
honor of the French Army; it is known as the L'Etoile by the local Parisians and is a patriotic symbol of the military history
of France.
FRENCH STYLES AND FOODChristian Dior: famous French designer in 1940s.
Marie-Antoine Careme: famous pastry chef.
DIVERSITY IN FRANCE
Between 1850-1940 France welcomed 7 million immigrants from European countries such as Poland, Italy, Spain, and Belgium. These groups adapted easily to the French culture.
Following WWII, France had a shortage of workers. The French gov. encouraged immigration to France. By 1950, many of the immigrants were Algerian. These immigrants took jobs that French employers found hard to fill. This seemed like a good thing at first, but…….
WHAT’S THE PROBLEM HERE??
…..the French people thought the immigrants would work in France temporarily, then return home.
Then in the 1970s, more North African immigrants started to move to France.
This compounded the problem because: the French government was already weak. the French people felt that the immigrants were
taking jobs away from their own people. What was the French governments response
to these problems? Answer: start limiting immigration.
TENSIONS RISE: A POLITICAL PROTEST
In 2004, a French law was proposed to ban students from wearing headscarves, jewish caps, and other religious symbols to school.
In November 2005, discouraged immigrants in several French cities began to riot.
Immigrants faced economic disadvantages and claimed that the French gov. and people had treated them unfairly.
The French gov. responded with curfews, police raids, and security measures.
A POLITICAL PROTEST
What point are these Muslim women making by displaying the French flag on their heads?
DIVERSE SOCIETY
Today, France has become a very diverse society.
France and its people have come to value the benefits of a diverse population.
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