You are preparing a brochure for American  visitors to France. Your  purpose is to increase knowledge of history in order  to strengthen the  bridges between the two long-term friends. Answer each of the  following  questions, citing historical events and details, referring as needed   to this module’s readings.     

1. Why did it take so long for a stable democratic regime to take       hold in France?
2. How did de Gaulle’s changes to the country’s institution and        social, political, and economic processes contribute to the creation  of an       effective industrial state?
3. What is the impact of the French influential elite whose roots lie       in the bureaucracy?
4. Discuss what France’s recent foreign policy says about its       character as a nation.

Grading Rubric

• Why did it take so long for a stable democratic regime to take hold in France?
• How did de Gaulle’s changes to the country’  institution and social, political, and economic processes contribute to      the creation of an effective industrial state?
• What is the impact of the French influential elite whose roots lie in the bureaucracy?
• Discuss what France’s recent foreign policy says about its character as a nation.

· Grammar and mechanics are proficient, including mastery of subject-verb agreement, proper verb tense and form, appropriate punctuation and capitalization, and apostrophe use.

· Sentences are consistently grammatical. Major sentence-level errors including fragments, run-ons, and comma splices are avoided.

· Format meets APA guidelines and Bluebook rules as appropriate, including use of title pages. There is no playful experimentation with fancy fonts.

· Writing shows internal citations in the body of the text as well as a proper list of references at the end of the paper, following APA or Bluebook citation as appropriate.

Paper meets the 1-2 page length requirement.