FranceListe CSP, n° 133 · History, geography and culture
Why is the year 1958 important for France?
In the exam (French)
Pourquoi l’année 1958 est importante pour la France ?
- aIt is the year the Second World War endedC'est l'année de la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale
- bIt is the year women obtained the right to voteC'est l'année où les femmes ont obtenu le droit de vote
- cIt is the year the Fifth Republic was bornC'est l'année de naissance de la Ve RépubliqueCorrect answer
- dIt is the year the death penalty was abolishedC'est l'année de l'abolition de la peine de mort
Why?
In 1958, a new Constitution was adopted by referendum on 28 September and promulgated (officially enacted) on 4 October: this was the beginning of the Fifth Republic. Charles de Gaulle was elected President in December 1958. Women obtained the right to vote in 1944, and the death penalty was abolished in 1981.
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Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.
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