Les événements historiques Flashcards
Charlemange (Desc.)
Was the first king of France (768) and Emperor (800)
Charlemange (Year)
768-814
Jeanne d’Arc (Year)
1412-1431
Jeanne d’Arc (Desc.)
Hero and national icon, aided France in war against England
Jacques Cartier (Year)
1497-1557
Jacques Cartier (Desc.)
French explorer who founded Canada (1534)
Samuel de Champlain (Year)
1580-1635
Samuel de Champlain (Desc.)
french solider and explorer, founded Quebec in 1608 (Jul. 3)
Louis XIV (Year)
1654-1715
Louis XIV (Desc.)
King who imposed the french language
Napoléon (Year)
1769-1821
Napoléon (Desc.)
Ambitious general, became emperor of France, organized many social reforms
Charles de Gaulle (year)
1890-1970
Charles de Gaulle (Desc.)
military and political leader, became president of the republic
Léopold Senghor (year)
1906-2001
Léopold Senghor (Desc.)
political leader and writer from Senegal, symbol of cooperation between France and the colonies
Félix Leclerc (year)
1914 - 1988
Félix Leclerc (Desc.)
poet, writer, and singer who is a symbol of Quebec
René Lévesque (year)
1922 - 1987
René Lévesque (Desc.)
Algerian writer and writes in french, writes themes of war and freedom
Patrick Chamoiseau (year)
1953 -
Patrick Chamoiseau (desc.)
French writer from Martinique associated with freedom movements in Creole.
un/e écrivain/e
writer
un empereur
emperor
une impératrice
empress
un explorateur/une exploratrice
explorer
un général
(military) general
un héros/une héroïne
hero/heroine
un/e homme/femme politique
politician
un(e femme) poète
poet
(Madame/Monsieur) le Premier Ministre
Prime Minister
(Madame/Monsieur) le Président
President (of a country)
le roi
king
la reine
queen
un(e femme) soldat
soldat
la colonie
colony
la guerre (contre)
war (against)
l’indépendance
independence
la liberté
liberty
le mouvement
(political) movement
le nationalisme
nationalism
la réforme
reform
aider
to help
fonder
to found/constitute
gagner
to win
pacifique
peaceful
la colonisation
colonization
la décolonisation
decolonization
l’époque contemporaine
contemporary time
la monarchie
monarchy
la paix
peace
une révolution
revolution
la tolérance
tolerance
marquant/e
memorable/important
