French Republic

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**France**, officially the **Third French Republic**, is a medium sized country that was cut in half after the events of the Second Weltkrieg. The nation is a Unitary Parliamentary Democracy having recently gotten out of a Military Junta in 1945 after the Homecoming. It is currently under the control of the government suceeding the one of that that negotated with Petain for the Resoration of the Republic, Henri Mordacq. France during the Second Welrkrieg was under the control of the French Commune but its colonial empire still remained the exiled government of the French. And it was during this Weltkreig that the old government has returned. However at the cost of the victory of the Exiles comes the division of France into two separate governments. One a republic, the other a monarchy ruled by a German general. Officially the French Republic is the continuation of the old one established on the 4th of September 1870. However it has only recently regained authority in France in 1945 after the capitulation of the Communard government in June of that year. The exiled government considers itself a victor but the rising of Arab nationalism coming from Egypt puts the rest of France's remaining power base under risk. And just like Mitteleafrika, France will need to determine how it will handle the decolonization of Africa. The nation is a founding member of the Entente and will join N.A.T.O once it forms.

## History

The History of France in the last few decades has been marked by several revanchist states and two separate defeats at the hands of Germany. At the end of the First Weltkrieg the French people had already seen several provisional governments try and stabilize the situation as the Third Republic Faltered. And there in the heart of Europe a new ideology gained traction within the French populace, Syndicalism. A civil war very rapidly broke out and the French government forces where pushed back again and again. It was under the whims of the great marshal Phillipe Pétain that the republic did not fall completely. Rather he evacuated the government to North Africa leaving the debate as to who was the official government up in the Air as their were two claimants to that title. For the next few decades the French Commune would continue to modernize underneath its syndicalist yolk. And the French Commune would rapidly industrialize becoming on the same level as Germany within the next few years becoming a power yet again on the Continent. Meanwhile down in the South the French Republic wasn't really a republic with Phillipe Pétain holding supreme power over the government. And in 1936 with the debate of why France lost a certain candidate caught the eye of Pétain. Henri Mordacq was a great military reformer, and also an advent supporter of Democracy. When he was put in power Pétain immediately began to clash with him over the status of the French Nation. And a compromise would end up being made where democracy would be restored once the government returned to Metropolitan France. Meanwhile to the north the Syndicalists where taking the opposite path with Chairman Valois being elected into office in the same year. Tensions would continue to rise with a couple rebellions against the French Republic forcing quick responses. In 1940 it would blow over and the French Commune would declare war against Germany. While France was powerful in its own right it did not have the natural resources from its Colonial empire. Thus it would run out of oil in only a few years, and also out of manpower. And this would become a massive problem as the French despite years of fighting would only make it as far as Frankfurt before their offensive culminated. Then the Entente smelled blood in the water and decided to join onto the fight. Sardinia and France would quickly launch a naval invasion into Savoy where they would not only cause the destruction of Mussolini's government but also would begin mounting enough pressure onto the French Commune for it to collapse. With the destruction of the French Commune in June of 1945 the French Republic would hold an elaborate ceremony in witch Petain peacefully gave up power and the capital was moved back into France. But it was not all sunshine and rainbows with it very rapidly becoming clear that the Germans were going to establish their own government in the North. And with this event all hopes of retaking all of France were dashed as the German Empire have nuclear weapons and would be able to wipe the republic off the face of the Earth. And with the ruins of the Second Weltkrieg still needing to be rebuilt it will take years before the French Republic is ready to face the challenges of the new Kalterkrieg.

## Military

The military of the French Republic is the strongest within the Entente. It's the only nation within the faction capable of holding off the German Empire but don't get it wrong, The Germans would still absolutely crush them. Their navy is also very powerful with a couple of air craft carriers. And its air force while smaller than that of Canada's is still respectable. France also can look into establishing itself a nuclear program. Albiet Canada already has done so.