How and why have divisions persisted in the project of defining the French “nation” during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries?

Modern France History Exam 3

The essay needs to be argumentative

Respond to the prompt “Though the founders of the Third Republic claimed to have brought unity and consensus to France, the reality is that conflicts remained at the heart of French political, social, and cultural life. How and why have divisions persisted in the project of defining the French “nation” during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries?” THE FOCUS IS BETWEEN FRANCE AND GERMANY