French colonial empire

set of territories that were under French rule primarily from the 17th century to the late 1960s

federal state in Southeast Asia

French colonial territory in West Africa from 1880 to 1960, now Mali

political territorial entity

Imperial Mexican state ruled by King Maximilian I for the duration of it's short existence

imperial territorial disputes between Britain and France in Eastern Africa

1946–1958 political entity replacing the French colonial system

part of France's colonial empire

thumb|right|400px|Map showing French colonies, protectorates and mandates (in blue) in Africa in 1945; namely French Equatorial Africa, [[French North Africa, French Somaliland and French West Africa. Along with former Belgian colonies (shown in light blue), these areas today make up the bulk of francophone Africa. ]]

French concession in China

thumb|right|300px|Roman Italy, the metropole of the [[Roman Empire. Roman provinces are marked in pink.]]

Paris Exposition of 1931

purported rationale or justification for European colonialism

thumb|upright=1.3|Soldiers of the 1st Tirailleur Regiment of [[Épinal displaying late 19th- to early 20th-century uniforms for Bastille Day festivities.]]

French bank

300px|thumb| in the Belgian Congo studying [[medicine in Medical School of Yakusu Hospital, near Kisangani.]] In the Belgian and French colonial empires, an '''''' (, 'evolved one' or 'developed one') was an African who had been Europeanised through education and assimilation and had accepted European values and patterns of behaviour. spoke French and followed European rather than indigenous laws, usually held white-collar jobs (though rarely higher than clerks), and lived primarily in urban areas.

military decoration of France

1881–1947 French colonial laws for natives

spheres of influence of an empire arising without formal annexation

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former French Army corps raised for overseas service

French colonial territories in Africa

French trading company

Vietnamese historic building complex

urban park in Paris, France

higher education institution

Senegal banking institution

1902 world's fair in French Indochina