Why did france's third republic fail?

The Third Republic of France collapsed following the German invasion in 1940. Germany deposed the government and established a puppet regime under Marshal Petain in Vichy, France. Radicals split into factions and differences led to violence. read more

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The French Third Republic (French: La Troisième République, sometimes written as La III e République) was the system of government adopted in France from 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed, until 1940, when France's defeat by Nazi Germany in World War II led to the formation of the Vichy government in France. read more