Only second behind Britain, this Empire was still at its greatest extent by 1945 but, by 1962 it had lost all its major territories with nationalism emerging throughout this period. ... Conveniently, the President of the Union was elected by the French Parliament only and there was no representatives or associates from the states or protectorates. ... With a history of emerging nationalism in Vietnam where French rule was not desired, the French had to remove three Emperors from 1885 to 1917 and this did not solve their problem. ... While it can be considered that this perhaps was an unwise mo...

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