FRANCECULTURAL HERITAGE AND

DIVERSITYChapter 2, Section 2Text 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 ARTSFrench painters: Delacroix and Monet

Do 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 ARCHITECTUREThe Louvre: National museum.

INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTUREThe Eiffel Tower: was built in 1889 to celebrate

the French Revolution. It was the tallest structure in the world until 1930.

INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTUREThe 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.