Both parties are also having trouble getting in touch with the Farmers Holidpay Association, a powerful farmers union that is trying to get the government to maintain agricultural prices by stockpiling crops and other actions leading to their removal from sale in the market. In the corn-growing regi
The first “negro village” in Switzerland was built in 1896; it was the first human zoo. This one was in the Swiss village, a village where industrialization was mainly exposed. The black village brought a touch of exoticism, we thought it was a reflection of the world of colonization. It was a villa
Tunisia is evoked by the home of a wealthy Tunisian. Here is the patio, framedwith orange trees, with the marble basin where the classic water jet sings like the essential accompaniment to the oriental tale, the terrace enclosed by azure moucharabiehs. Behind them will no doubt shine the curious eye
It is the pavilion of Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, it is the country of the Bible, the Koran and the Arabian Nights, designed by the architect Moussali. From the threshold of the pavilion, the magnificent Hittite lion of the Azem Palace in Damascus evokes one of the most distant cradles of our civiliz
The very low construction of Guadeloupe is surrounded by a veranda which curves around a cove simulated by a basin. The dome of Martinique, in an aquamarine blue-green, overlooks friezes on which are stylized the foliage and the palms which spring up on the hills and dominate the valleys. The raw gr
Lets take a look at the exhibition. Here, at random:The flag of Madagascar. It rises in its purple splendour. Inside, in the large and high room, dioramas reconstruct with strange accuracy four of the most typical sites of the “Red Island”:Majunga, Antsirabé, Tamatave and Lake Alaotra. The panorama
This presentation would remain incomplete without mention of certain economic aspects of the colonial problem.From 1927, good minds considered it necessary to considerably develop mining prospecting in overseas countries and to transform the raw ore on the spot in order to create a beginning of loca
In 1936, Léon Blum conceived, as soon as he came to power, a new, realistic and coherent policy, taking into account the lessons of experience. Assimilation will be strongly encouraged in the colonies already very committed to this path. On the other hand, the broadest association will be loyally pr
By temperament, the French are assimilators. What suits him, what he willingly puts up with, seems good to him for others. But if he assimilates easily and with a very good heart - individuals, even small social or ethnic groups, he hesitates in the face of the difficult to measure consequences of a
There is also the revival of Arabism after the liberation of Turkeys yoke of countries with an Arab majority, or Arab culture. All deplore the decline of Islam and wish to restore it to life and greatness through Arabism. There is talk of the complete independence of Egypt, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, Tran
But, less than ten years after the end of the First World War, thinkers, philosophers and sociologists began to doubt the chances of the great colonial empires lasting. Among them, Lothrop Stoddart, Albert Demangeon, Paul Valéry. The latter evokes the mortal civilizations and the small cape of the A
The fact remains that the French Empire, entirely pacified, constitutes, in spite of its shortcomings and its imperfections, a magnificent success of which we can be justly proud, and we do not deprive ourselves of it. We welcome, in particular, the loyalty of the overseas territories during the 191
Because the economic relations between France and its external possessions are still in conformity, in 1934, with the principles of the old Colonial Pact, with the customs assimilation, the monopoly of the flag for the commercial navigation, the systematic development of the products and materials n
This Empire then extends over 13 million square kilometers, it governs 112 million inhabitants, including 42 million in the metropolis, it flies the French flag in the five parts of the world, it is the second colonial empire of the time. Thus are achieved the France of 100 million inhabitants advoc
In less than ten years, aeronautical technology has finally given man the means to realize his most ambitious dreams. On June 28, 1939, a Boeing seaplane transported passengers from Port-Washington to Marseilles, but for two years the Clippers had carried 2,000 over the Pacific. In the summer of 193
Mail is, in fact, one of the main beneficiaries of the prodigious development of aviation. “The future of all postal mail is up in the air. We can believe the man who utters this sentence. It was Didier Daurat, who was the soul of Aéropostale. After the dissolution of this company, he wanted to devo
To forget the disquieting mask of war — a terrible war — which looms like a watermark in the sky, we are passionate about the latest raids. Howard Hughes, on his Lockheed-14, completes the world tour with four companions. He stopped at Le Bourget on July 12, 1938, appeared in front of the photograph
These advances in Axis aviation worry military experts. Both Hitler and Mussolini had aircraft – fighters and bombers – whose power and efficiency would weigh heavily in a possible conflict. Precisely, in July 1936, the war in Spain broke out and, little by little, it became a bloody test bed for Ge
Amelia Earhart does not present an isolated case. Many women come to aviation with enthusiasm. It is for them an elegant sport, exhilarating despite its dangers. In 1929, the powder puff derby took place from California to Ohio, meaning the first womens air race, in which, of course, Amelia Earhart
On May 23, 1932, at the end of the afternoon, a single-engine Lockheed landed in Ireland, near Londonderry, in a meadow where sheep were grazing. The shepherds come running. From the undamaged aircraft, the pilot descends. He takes off his helmet and declares, a smile on his tired face:“I have just
Songhai Empire , also Written Songhay , large commercial state West Africa (flourishing 15th - 16th centuries), centered on the central area of the Niger River at todays center Mali and finally west to Atlantic Coast and east to Niger and Nigeria . Britannica Quiz Dest
Note:this article has undergone a update after viewing chapter 4, see last section at the end of it (does not contain spoilers). In 1981, an almost unknown Wolfgang Petersen , then director of films like The NeverEnding Story (1984), In the line of fire (1993), The Perfect Storm (2000) and yes, als
The 6th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (6e RPIMa) is a French parachute regiment created in Quimper on May 16, 1948 under the name of 6e BCCP and whose affiliation dates back to the Special Air Service (SAS) of the Second World War . This unit particularly distinguished itself during the wars i
In 1659, a year marked by the signature of the Peace of the Pyrenees , which put an end to a quarter of a century of war between France and Spain, the ambassador of the Republic of Venice in this kingdom, Domenico Zane, wrote a report that revealed the fateful internal situation of the once powerful