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The Empire still existed into the [[20th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Just War (audio story)|Just War]]'') In [[1934]], France held territory in the [[South Pacific]], including | The Empire still existed into the [[20th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Just War (audio story)|Just War]]'') In [[1934]], France held territory in the [[South Pacific]], including [[French Polynesia]] and [[Salutua]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eye of the Giant (novel)|The Eye of the Giant]]'') [[French Guinea]] and the [[city]] of [[Casablanca (city)|Casablanca]] were among French territories in [[North Africa]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Turing Test (novel)|The Turing Test]]'') | ||
During [[World War II]], [[Nazi]] [[Colonel]] [[Oskar Steinmann]] claimed [[Germany]] would sweep away the French and [[British Empire]]s, as they represented a corrupt old order destined to give way to [[fascism]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Just War (audio story)|Just War]]'') After the [[Blitzkrieg|fall of France]] in [[1940]], France's [[Africa]]n territories fell under German control through a [[puppet government]], [[Vichy government|Vichy France]], until the [[Axis (World War II)|Axis]] was [[North Africa Campaign|driven out of Africa]] in [[1943]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Turing Test (novel)|The Turing Test]]'') | During [[World War II]], [[Nazi]] [[Colonel]] [[Oskar Steinmann]] claimed [[Germany]] would sweep away the French and [[British Empire]]s, as they represented a corrupt old order destined to give way to [[fascism]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Just War (audio story)|Just War]]'') After the [[Blitzkrieg|fall of France]] in [[1940]], France's [[Africa]]n territories fell under German control through a [[puppet government]], [[Vichy government|Vichy France]], until the [[Axis (World War II)|Axis]] was [[North Africa Campaign|driven out of Africa]] in [[1943]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Turing Test (novel)|The Turing Test]]'') | ||
