Animation showing the rise and fall of France's colonial empire, from 1550 - 2013.
At its height, in the 1920s and 1930s, the French Empire was second only in size to the British.
Credits:
Map Images: from Wikipedia Author: Roke. Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Dangerous"
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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