What happened to French Guiana during World War II?  Did it decalre allegiance to Vichy France?
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After the fall of France to Nazis in World War II the local government declared its allegiance to the Vichy government, despite widespread support for Charles de Gaulle. This government was later removed by the Allies.
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It was something to do with Germany, in WW2.  I believe it was the official name for the law that made the Jews leave German territories.
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The current Rwanda government is claiming that they have evidence from the investigation of the genocide that the French trained the "militias" that were responsible for the atrocities. Check the lates article out of Africa linked below.
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There are many sources of this information but it depends on how you class an invasion, as a history student i would disagree with poland as the answer here and look further back for thhis answer. At the end of the first world war the Armistices signed (the treaty of versilles) gave France a portoin of germany known as the rhineland ( was this an invasion or was germany merley repossing their own land ?) after that through the "Anschluss" of 1938 hitler then annexed austria to take control of that country (german troops where welcomed) he then set about Czechosloviakia by occupying the Sudetenland, the Czeck people where given no say in this and briatian and france stood by, this incident led to the famous chamberlain momment of returning from munich after negociating someone elses country falling in to german hands !. Five months later germany occupied the remaing area of Czechosloviakia, so technically invading them
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Long-Form name:  Republic of Suriname, formerly known as Dutch Guiana or Netherlands Guiana.\n\nPeace,\nGondarite
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The treaty forced Germany intol backrupcy. Their currency inflated and France and the other victors began demanding reparations in Gold. France seized German production facilities later in order to get what it felt it was owed. The unemployment rate in Germany soared and it paved the way for Hitler's ascent to power.
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A World War II Bomber base.\nFor more info, check this out:\nhttp://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cir-068.html
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world war 2 was going on
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The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis Powers during the Second World War. During the war they were often called the United Nations, although that name now usually refers to the United Nations organisation they established after the war.\n\nOn September 1, the German invasion of Poland began World War II. Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand all declared war on Germany on September 3. Nepal, Newfoundland, Tonga, South Africa and Canada followed suit within days. On September 17, USSR invaded Poland from the East and on November 30 Soviet Union attacked Finland. The following year the USSR annexed the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) together with parts of Romania. The German-Soviet agreement was brought to an end by the German invasion of the USSR on June 22, 1941.\n\nThe United States of America joined the Allies following the attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1941. The Declaration by United Nations, on January 1, 1942, officially united 26 nations as Allies. (The Declaration also formed the basis for the United Nations.) The informal Big 3 alliance of the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and the United States emerged in the latter half of the war, and their decisions determined Allied strategy around the world.\n\nDates on which states joined the Allies\n \nWestern allies blue, Soviet allies red, Axis powers black over the course of the war.\n\n\n\n[edit] Following the German invasion of Poland\n Poland: 1939, 1 September \n United Kingdom: 1939, 3 September (included Indian Empire & Crown Colonies) \n France: 1939, 3 September \n Australia: 1939, 3 September \n New Zealand: 1939, 3 September \n Nepal: 1939, 4 September \n South Africa: 1939, 6 September \n Canada: 1939, 10 September \n\n[edit] After the end of the Phony War\n Norway: 1940, 9 April \n Belgium: 1940, 10 May \n Luxembourg: 1940, 10 May \n Netherlands: 1940, 10 May \n Greece: 1940, 28 October \n Kingdom of Yugoslavia: 1941, 6 April \n Soviet Union: 1941, 22 June \nTannu Tuva: 1941, 25 June \n\n[edit] After the attack on Pearl Harbor\n Panama: 1941, 7 December \n Costa Rica: 1941, 8 December \n Dominican Republic: 1941, 8 December \n El Salvador: 1941, 8 December \n Haiti: 1941, 8 December \n Honduras: 1941, 8 December \n Nicaragua: 1941, 8 December \n United States of America: 1941, 8 December \n Republic of China: 1941, 9 December \n Guatemala: 1941, 9 December \n Cuba: 1941, 9 December \n Czechoslovakia (Government-in-Exile) : 1941, 16 December \n\n[edit] After the Declaration by United Nations\n Mexico: 1942, 22 May \n Brazil: 1942, 22 August \n Ethiopia: 1942, 14 December \n Iraq: 1943, 17 January \n Bolivia: 1943, 7 April \n Iran: 1943, 9 September \n Italy: 1943, 13 October (formerly a member of the Axis) \n Colombia: 1943, 26 November \n Liberia: 1944, 27 January \n\n[edit] After D-Day\n Romania: 1944, 25 August (formerly a member of the Axis) \n Bulgaria: 1944, 8 September (formerly a member of the Axis) \n San Marino: 1944, 21 September \n Albania: 1944, 26 October \n Hungary: 1945, 20 January (formerly a member of the Axis) \n Bahawalpur: 1945, 2 February \n Ecuador: 1945, 2 February \n Paraguay: 1945, 7 February \n Peru: 1945, 12 February \n Uruguay: 1945, 15 February \n Venezuela: 1945, 15 February \n Turkey: 1945, 23 February \n Lebanon: 1945, 27 February \n Saudi Arabia: 1945 March \n Argentina: 1945, 27 March \n Chile: 1945, 11 April \n\n[edit] After the bombing of Hiroshima\n People's Republic of Mongolia: 1945, 9 August
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The French seem to forget that they (and all of Europe) would be called "Germany" and would be ruled by Nazis today if American's had not gotten involved in WW2.  They hate everything about America- ironically.  I think it is beyond snobbery.
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So many that the answers could fill many books.  Poland, Austria and Czechoslovakia were temporarily wiped off the map.  France, Holland, Belgium, Norway, Greece, Yugoslavia, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania were overrun and occupied by Germany.  England was heavily bombed.  At the end of the war, Poland and Czechoslovakia were restored but controlled by Russia.  Germany was divided into East and West Germany, with the East part controlled by Russia.  About 12 million civilians were deliberately murdered by the Nazis through death camps, firing squads and bombings.  Two thirds of the Jews of Europe were murdered.
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The French have always been over-rated. Did you how see how easy the German army rolled into France in ww2?
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Dutch Guiana (aka Suriname), and Holland
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World War II, also, The Second World War, or WWII, was the global military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. World War II was the largest and deadliest war in history.\n\nThe war began between Germany and the Allies. Germany was later joined by Italy, Japan, and others, jointly known as the Axis. The Allies at first were made up of Poland, the British Commonwealth, France, and others. In June 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union, and in December, Japan attacked the United States. China, which had been at war with Japan since the mid-1930s, also joined the Allies, as eventually did a number of other countries.\n\nItaly surrendered in September 1943, Germany in May 1945. The surrender of Japan marked the end of the war, on September 2, 1945.\n\nIt is possible that up to 62 million people died in the war; estimates vary greatly. Most were civilians who died as a result of disease, starvation, genocide, and the aerial bombing of cities. Estimates place deaths in the Soviet Union at around 23 million, while China suffered about 10 million. Poland suffered the most deaths in proportion to its population of any country, losing approximately 5.6 million out of a pre-war population of 34.8 million (16%).\n\nThe war was responsible for the re-drawing of national boundaries and the creation of new nations, the end of western colonialism, and the beginning of the Cold War. [1]\n\nAfter World War II, Europe was informally split into western and Soviet spheres of influence. Western Europe largely aligned as NATO, and Eastern Europe largely as the Warsaw pact. There was a fundamental shift in power from Western Europe and the British Empire to the new superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union.\n\nIn Asia, the United States' military occupation of Japan led to Japan's democratization. China's civil war continued through and after the war, resulting eventually in the establishment of the People's Republic of China. The former colonies of the European powers began their road to independence.\n\nKey alliances are formed\nOn September 1, the German invasion of Poland began World War II. Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand all declared war on Germany on September 3. Nepal, Newfoundland, Tonga, South Africa and Canada followed suit within days. On September 17, the Soviets invaded Poland from the East. The following year, the USSR annexed the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) together with parts of Romania, and attacked Finland. The German-Soviet agreement was brought to an end by the German invasion of the USSR on June 22, 1941.\n\nThe United States of America joined the Allies following the attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1941. The Declaration by United Nations, on January 1, 1942, officially united 26 nations as Allies. (The Declaration also formed the basis for the United Nations.) The informal Big 3 alliance of the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and the United States emerged in the latter half of the war, and their decisions determined Allied strategy around the world.\n\n\nDates of joining Allies\n Poland: 1939, 1 September \n United Kingdom: 1939, 3 September \n Australia: 1939, 3 September \n New Zealand: 1939, 3 September \n France: 1939, 3 September \n Nepal: 1939, 4 September \n Newfoundland: 1939, 4 September \n Tonga: 1939, 4 September \n South Africa: 1939, 6 September \n Canada: 1939, 10 September \n Denmark: 1940, 9 April \n Norway: 1940, 9 April \n Belgium: 1940, 10 May \n Luxembourg: 1940, 10 May \n Netherlands: 1940, 10 May \n Free France: 1940, 18 June \n Greece: 1940, 28 October \n Kingdom of Yugoslavia: 1941, 6 April \n Soviet Union: 1941, 22 June \n Tannu Tuva: 1941, 25 June until 1944, 11 October \n Panama: 1941, 7 December \n Philippines: 1941, 7 December \n Costa Rica: 1941, 8 December \n Dominican Republic: 1941, 8 December \n El Salvador: 1941, 8 December \n Haiti: 1941, 8 December \n Honduras: 1941, 8 December \n Nicaragua: 1941, 8 December \n United
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FranceTop of Page\nCountry name:\n   \nconventional long form: French Republic \nconventional short form: France \nlocal long form: Republique Francaise \nlocal short form: France\nGovernment type:\n  \nrepublic\nCapital:\n  \nParis\nAdministrative divisions:\n  \n22 regions (regions, singular - region); Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Basse-Normandie, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Corse, Franche-Comte, Haute-Normandie, Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrenees, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pays de la Loire, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Rhone-Alpes \nnote: metropolitan France is divided into 22 regions (including the "territorial collectivity" of Corse or Corsica) and is subdivided into 96 departments; see separate entries for the overseas departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion) and the overseas territorial collectivities (Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon)\nDependent areas:\n  \nBassas da India, Clipperton Island, Europa Island, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, New Caledonia, Tromelin Island, Wallis and Futuna \nnote: the US does not recognize claims to Antarctica\nIndependence:\n  \n486 (unified by Clovis)\nNational holiday:\n  \nBastille Day, 14 July (1789)\nConstitution:\n  \nadopted by referendum 28 September 1958, effective 4 October 1958; amended concerning election of president in 1962; amended to comply with provisions of 1992 EC Maastricht Treaty, 1996 Amsterdam Treaty, 2000 Treaty of Nice; amended to tighten immigration laws in 1993; amended in 2000 to change the seven-year presidential term to a five-year term\nLegal system:\n  \ncivil law system with indigenous concepts; review of administrative but not legislative acts\nSuffrage:\n  \n18 years of age; universal\nExecutive branch:\n  \nchief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC (since 17 May 1995) \nhead of government: Prime Minister Dominique DE VILLEPIN (since 31 May 2005) \ncabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the suggestion of the prime minister \nelections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (changed from seven-year term in October 2000); election last held 21 April and 5 May 2002 (next to be held, first round April 2007, second round May 2007); prime minister nominated by the National Assembly majority and appointed by the president \nelection results: Jacques CHIRAC reelected president; percent of vote, second ballot - Jacques CHIRAC (RPR) 81.96%, Jean-Marie LE PEN (FN) 18.04%\nLegislative branch:\n  \nbicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (321 seats - 296 for metropolitan France, 13 for overseas departments and territories, and 12 for French nationals abroad; members are indirectly elected by an electoral college to serve nine-year terms; elected by thirds every three years); note - between now and 2010, 25 new seats will be added to the Senate for a total of 346 seats - 326 for metropolitan France and overseas departments, 2 for New Caledonia, 2 for Mayotte, 1 for Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, 3 for overseas territories, and 12 for French nationals abroad; members will be indirectly elected by an electoral college to serve six-year terms, with one-half the seats being renewed every three years; and the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (577 seats; members are elected by popular vote under a single-member majority system to serve five-year terms) \nelections: Senate - last held 26 September 2004 (next to be held September 2007); National Assembly - last held 8-16 June 2002 (next to be held not later than June 2007) \nelection results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UMP 156, PS 97, UDF 33, PCF 23, RDSE 15, other 7; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UMP 355, PS 140, UDF 29, PCF 21, Radical Party 7, Greens 3, other 22\nJudicial branch:\n  \nSupreme Court of Appeals or Co
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French I believe, (assuming you're talking about the Republic of Congo, there's also the Democratic Repulbic of Congo). Congo was a french colony.
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This is a pretty hot topic in my house as I am American, my wife is French and our children enjoy dual citizenship.\n\nThere has been quite a change over the last few years in how this is perceived. One of the biggest problems that we have is that the views of both country's populations are generally shaped by what we see in the biased media. For those who speak both french and english, it is a great exercise to look up the same news story on yahoo.com and yahoo.fr. Wow! It is hard to believe the writers are reporting on the same information. Naturally, this will filter down to the readers and shape their opinions on these topics and events. \n\nMost of the current tension is derived from a wildly different view on how the situation in the middle east is being handled. Obviously, France and the U.S. have very different views on this topic. Most Americans do not realize what a precarious time this is for France from an economical standpoint. Also, most Americans are not cognizant of the volatile nature of the social and political climate within France. While last year's violent uprising of the immensely large Arab population in France was related to the current social and economic conditions within France, it is also a solid indicator of how important it is for the French government to consider the reaction of this portion of their population when making global decisions.\n\nOn the flip side of this topic, it is very important to understand the American mentality when gauging their reaction to the French. Americans are very patriotic and very loyal. Long before WWII, the U.S. and France have been allies on and off the battlefield. France has decided in the past to not participate in global skirmishes and the U.S. has forgiven and forgotten. This time, however, France joined Germany (there's why you hear so much about WWII lately) in vocally protesting the U.S. agenda. More so than the lack of participation, Americans in general view this alliance and course of action as a betrayal of a two and a half century friendship.\n\nAs for the "French model social" as compared to the U.S. model, this has been a long term debate. Previous postings have already described the current economic condition of France so I won't go in to it. One of the problems with this system is that it is predicated on the assumption that everyone will perform to the best of their ability and work hard to maintain their current status and achieve a balanced society. This system supposedly assures the well being of all members of society. The down side is that it discourages the notion that one can drastically improve their financial or personal status by working hard or more.\n\nThe United States, on the other hand, encourages people to work harder, more often or even take multiple jobs to improve their own personal situation. The upside is a whole lot of rags to riches stories and a real opportunity to improve upon one's financial condition. The downside is that it doesn't always work out and there really isn't much of a safety net. It's kind of a pioneer mentality - and that isn't really surprising given U.S. history.\n\nI have no idea which is better, but only which model I prefer. My situation certainly leads me to applaud the American ideal, but I might feel differently if I was poor and uninsured. If I was French, however, I personally wouldn't be incented to do a lot if I knew that I would be working the exact same job for 30 years with no real hope of improving my quality of life by working harder.\n\nAs a rule I find the greater the risk, the greater the reward. In the U.S. there are a whole lot of winners and losers. In France, they don't really play the game.