Before the launch of its imperialist stage in the range of 1879, known as the French colonial policy between 1850 and 1870, the period of "lingered" interpreted by several factors, including the particular problems of foreign France, in Europe and Almixhex example. Although it has seen a foreign policy of Napoleon III: the Crimean War (1854-1856); French campaign against Syria for supporting the Maronites against the Druze (1960); digging of the Suez Canal (1859-1869), subject Algeria North; occupation of New Caledonia and Obock Obok, Senegal and Koshychen and subjecting Kampuchea; Almixhex war (1861-67), which defeated the French; Italian war (1859).
Were not an area of the French colonies exceeding million km 2, is inhabited by about five million people, and the value of trade did not extend past the limits of the 600 million francs, and will multiply these numbers several times on the eve of the outbreak of the First World War, which demonstrates the importance of colonial expansion in the policy of the Third Republic.
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Colonies