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France
- Political
- Democratic republic with
extensive individual
liberties
- Short lived
governments had
difficulty keeping
control over
enthusiasts for internal
expansion
- Inconsistent policies
- Most republicans were
preoccupied with consolidating
the new regime on a durable
basis
- Left (socialists and radicals) was
largely pacifist and anti-militaristic
- Right was very
nationalistic and
committed to revanche
- Democratic republic with
extensive individual
liberties
- Alliances
- Alliance with Russia, signed in 1892-94
became the keystone of French foreign policy
- Alliance seemed to be anti-British in its
direction until 1904
- Alliance with Russia, signed in 1892-94
became the keystone of French foreign policy
- Military
- For many years following 1815 it
was seen as a threat to the peace of
Europe due to her reputation as a
military nation
- 1815 to 1852 France pursued a largely pacific
foreign policy, sometimes co-operating with
Britain in a sort of 'liberal alliance'
- French armies also fought in
north Italy in the war of liberation
in 1859
- France and Britain acted in
alliance in the Crimean
commission
- Reorganised army, now based on universal
service, came to be regarded as an effective
military power
- Developed a powerful navy
- For many years following 1815 it
was seen as a threat to the peace of
Europe due to her reputation as a
military nation
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