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French Revolution of 1968
French police clashes with workers' and students' demonstration in Paris (May 1968).
More than twenty years after Second Weltkrieg, French population dissatisfied with capitalism, overreaching German influences and social conservative authoritarian governments took over Paris, proclaimed withdrawal from Mitteleuropa and asked both Combined Syndicates of American and the Union of Soviets for help. French government failed to suppress revolution - by May 1968 national economy was brought to halt by general strike, loyalist police officers were lynched, German citizens were either expelled or harrassed. Some parts of military switched sides. Inability to cointain syndicalist rebellion caused nationalist government of Germany to crush it. 500,000 soldiers, 1,200 aircraft, 1,600 tanks, 25 aircraft carriers, 40 battleships (most of them from the First Weltkrieg) and 10 battlecruisers were used to suppress demonstration and perform a show of force against anyone who could be rebellious.
French police clashes with workers' and students' demonstration in Paris (May 1968).
More than twenty years after Second Weltkrieg, French population dissatisfied with capitalism, overreaching German influences and social conservative authoritarian governments took over Paris, proclaimed withdrawal from Mitteleuropa and asked both Combined Syndicates of American and the Union of Soviets for help. French government failed to suppress revolution - by May 1968 national economy was brought to halt by general strike, loyalist police officers were lynched, German citizens were either expelled or harrassed. Some parts of military switched sides. Inability to cointain syndicalist rebellion caused nationalist government of Germany to crush it. 500,000 soldiers, 1,200 aircraft, 1,600 tanks, 25 aircraft carriers, 40 battleships (most of them from the First Weltkrieg) and 10 battlecruisers were used to suppress demonstration and perform a show of force against anyone who could be rebellious.
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