Third Republic (mar 22, 1871 – jul 10, 1940)

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New national unity takes hold of France after the Paris commune

Thiers' conservative leaderhsip led the middle class to believe in the republic

Leon Gambetta - most famous of the skilled politicians of the Third Republic (moderate)
- unions fully legalized
- france gained a colonial empire-- nationalism of it unifies and calms radical socialists
- Free compulsory elementary education for boys and girls -- makes the kids brainwashed into believing in nationalism and supporting the state
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