« Dans la guerre qui s'engage, la France […] sera héroïquement défendue par tous ses fils, dont rien ne brisera devant l'ennemi l'union sacrée »
("In the coming war, France will be heroically defended by all its sons, whose sacred union will not break in the face of the enemy").
This political movement may have been an attempt to create solidarity during a time when the largely pacifist French Socialist Party threatened a general strike, while many French Catholics were slighted by anti-Catholic policies, such as the Separation of church and state. Elements of nationalism, that the Germans attacked rather than the French, anti-German propaganda, and a desire to regain the former French territory of Alsace–Moselle may have provided further impetus for the movement.
Equivalent termsedit
Similar movements existed in other countries, such as the Burgfriedenspolitik in Germany or the União Sagrada in Portugal.
External linksedit
Gerd Krumeich: Burgfrieden/Union sacrée, in: 1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War.
Referencesedit
^Welch, David (2012). "War Aims and the 'Big Ideas' of 1914". In Fox, Jo (ed.). Justifying War Propaganda, Politics and the Modern Age. Palgrave Macmillan London. p. 81. ISBN978-0-230-24627-0.
^Rioux, Jean-Pierre (2005). Jean Jaurès. Paris: Perrin.
^Dreyfus, Michel (1991). L'Europe des socialistes, 1889-1989. Complexe. p. 68.
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sacred, union, other, uses, disambiguation, french, union, sacrée, french, ynjɔ, sakʁe, political, truce, france, which, left, wing, agreed, during, world, oppose, government, call, strikes, made, name, patriotism, stood, opposition, pledge, made, french, sect. For other uses see Sacred Union disambiguation The Sacred Union French Union Sacree French ynjɔ sakʁe was a political truce in France in which the left wing agreed during World War I not to oppose the government or call any strikes 1 Made in the name of patriotism it stood in opposition to the pledge made by the French Section of the Workers International SFIO internationalism and its former leader Jean Jaures not to enter any bourgeois war 2 Although an important part of the socialist movement joined the Union sacree some trade unionists such as Pierre Monatte opposed it 3 On 3 August 1914 Germany declared war on France The next day Prime Minister Rene Viviani read an address written by the President of the French Republic Raymond Poincare Dans la guerre qui s engage la France sera heroiquement defendue par tous ses fils dont rien ne brisera devant l ennemi l union sacree In the coming war France will be heroically defended by all its sons whose sacred union will not break in the face of the enemy This political movement may have been an attempt to create solidarity during a time when the largely pacifist French Socialist Party threatened a general strike while many French Catholics were slighted by anti Catholic policies such as the Separation of church and state Elements of nationalism that the Germans attacked rather than the French anti German propaganda and a desire to regain the former French territory of Alsace Moselle may have provided further impetus for the movement Equivalent terms editSimilar movements existed in other countries such as the Burgfriedenspolitik in Germany or the Uniao Sagrada in Portugal External links editGerd Krumeich Burgfrieden Union sacree in 1914 1918 online International Encyclopedia of the First World War References edit Welch David 2012 War Aims and the Big Ideas of 1914 In Fox Jo ed Justifying War Propaganda Politics and the Modern Age Palgrave Macmillan London p 81 ISBN 978 0 230 24627 0 Rioux Jean Pierre 2005 Jean Jaures Paris Perrin Dreyfus Michel 1991 L Europe des socialistes 1889 1989 Complexe p 68 nbsp nbsp This French history related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sacred Union amp oldid 1223655140, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
