Third Republic
The French Third Republic, the republican regime that governed France from 1870 to 1940. In these claims it refers to a period marked by colonial expansion justified by a “civilizing mission,” domestic politics characterized by corruption, scandals, and vested interests, and republican ideology that shaped both metropolitan and colonial governance.
Claims that use this term
- Third Republic colonization rested on state-sanctioned violence and legal subordination
- French republican ideology in the colonies mirrored and shaped domestic Third Republic politics
- French civilizing mission rhetoric and policy were racist throughout the Third Republic.
- Third Republic scandals created a political class that adopted mob language.
- Third Republic politics after 1881 ran on corruption and vested interests