HIS388H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Paul Kagame, Tutsi, Gaullist Party
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France and england did not want to see a unified germany. Mitterand chose germany over britain: trying to control them by investing in center democratic party in germany, put pressure on kohl for new joint european currency to prevent currency speculation adoption of euro in 2002. Maastricht agreement 1992 led to transformation of european community into union and. Under regulation of banks and overexposure led to financial crisis: kerviel personally lost 5 billion euros through personal trades. Very difficult to have unified monetary policy for area with diverse traditions. National-front initially led by jean-marie le pen now led by his daughter marine. France is home to 5-7 million muslims, 500,000-600,000 jews. Bulgaria, romania, moldova, czech republic, armenia, austria, lithuania. Trying to rejoin europe as a whole, and escape heritage of iron curtain: good first step towards joining nato and eu. April 1994 rwanda was german colony given to belgium after wwi.