FranceListe naturalisation, n° 128 · History, geography and culture

What does the date of 14 July mean for the French?

In the exam (French)

Que signifie la date du 14 juillet pour les Français ?

  1. aThe end of the Second World WarLa fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale
  2. bThe birth of the Fifth RepublicLa naissance de la Ve République
  3. cThe French national holidayLa fête nationale françaiseCorrect answer
  4. dThe abolition of slavery in FranceL’abolition de l’esclavage en France

Why?

14 July is the French national holiday. It recalls the storming of the Bastille in 1789, the start of the Revolution, and the Festival of the Federation (fête de la Fédération) of 1790. The end of the war in Europe is commemorated on 8 May.

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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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