You are preparing a brochure for American visitors to France. Your purpose is to increase knowledge of history in order to strengthen the bridges between the two long-term friends. Answer each of the following questions, citing historical events and details, referring as needed to this module’s readings.
- Why did it take so long for a stable democratic regime to take hold in France?
- How did de Gaulle’s changes to the country’s institution and social, political, and economic processes contribute to the creation of an effective industrial state?
- What is the impact of the French influential elite whose roots lie in the bureaucracy?
- Discuss what France’s recent foreign policy says about its character as a nation.
Grading Rubric
- Why did it take so long for a stable democratic regime to take hold in France?
- How did de Gaulle’s changes to the country’ institution and social, political, and economic processes contribute to the creation of an effective industrial state?
- What is the impact of the French influential elite whose roots lie in the bureaucracy?
- Discuss what France’s recent foreign policy says about its character as a nation.
· Grammar and mechanics are proficient, including mastery of subject-verb agreement, proper verb tense and form, appropriate punctuation and capitalization, and apostrophe use.
· Sentences are consistently grammatical. Major sentence-level errors including fragments, run-ons, and comma splices are avoided.
· Format meets APA guidelines and Bluebook rules as appropriate, including use of title pages. There is no playful experimentation with fancy fonts.
· Writing shows internal citations in the body of the text as well as a proper list of references at the end of the paper, following APA or Bluebook citation as appropriate.
Paper meets the 1-2 page length requirement.