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1. What was the name that the Romans gave to France and the surrounding territory?
2. What was the name of Marseilles during Roman times?
3. During the colonial period, just prior to the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War) what other city was a primary French city in Canada, besides Quebec?
4. The rebellion in Haiti was led by whom?
5. During the Napoleonic Wars, with which country did France make a series of alliances with but eventually invade, contributing to Napoleon's downfall?
6. What was one of Napoleon's main reasons for invading Russia?
7. The French lost more than 400,000 men defending what important and old fortress city against the Germans in World War I?
8. During World War II, Hitler forced the French to sign an armistice in a railroad car. Where did this occur? (Hint: The Germans had been forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles here in 1918.)
9. The attack on what captured French city served as a training ground for D-Day?
10. Who was the President of France from 1995 to 2007?
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