France · crisis history

France issues red heat wave alerts for multiple departments, including Paris.

Supertanker Amoco Cadiz oil spill off the coast of France, an early focusing event for marine pollution policy.

85 civilians are shot by the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend in France.

The British attack on the French fleet in Algeria to prevent it from falling into German hands.

The invasion and occupation of France by Germany during World War II.

The evacuation of Allied soldiers from Dunkirk, France to England.

An overloaded pleasure craft, Saint-Philibert, sinks at the mouth of the River Loire in France, resulting in over 450 deaths.

A catastrophic crash of the British R101 airship in France.

A military uprising in Vietnam against French colonial rule.

A major battle in World War I with over one million casualties, marking a significant loss of life.

German zeppelins bomb Paris, causing significant damage and casualties.

The Allied forces begin the Gallipoli campaign with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles in the Ottoman Empire.

A rebellion by the Abé people against French colonial rule in Côte d'Ivoire, which was suppressed by military force.

A major flood caused by the Seine river overflowing its banks in Paris.

A conference to resolve the First Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany.

An explosion in a French coal mine kills 1,060 people.

French minister resigns over legislation allowing limited use of banned pesticides.

France established a protectorate over Morocco, significantly altering Moroccan sovereignty and governance.

A series of agreements between the UK and France to resolve colonial disputes.