How did the world's second largest colonial empire, the French colonial empire, go into decline?

During the Second World War, the French colonial empire gradually disintegrated, and under the influence of the wave of decolonization movement that emerged in the French colonies, the French colonial empires were moving towards the path of independent statehood, which made the French colonial empire face serious challenges. Although France tried to try to continue to maintain the rule of the colonies, but the resistance to independence forces around the world, is no longer France can deal with, such as Vietnam under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh after nine years of struggle, and finally get rid of French rule, the establishment of socialist **** and state of Vietnam.

The fire at Notre Dame in Paris burned away not only the building, but also the splendor of French history. With the changes in the international situation, it seems difficult to restore the former glory of such an old capitalist country as France. 2010 "Arab Spring" broke out, by the impact of the war, a large number of refugees from Africa and West Asia flocked to Europe, a phenomenon known as the "European Refugee Crisis". This phenomenon is known as the "European Refugee Crisis". In the European countries for these refugees hurt a lot, France certainly counts one.

As for the reasons, in addition to France has a developed economy, superior welfare, multiculturalism , the former French colonial empire rule should also be a consideration for refugees to France. France's modern territory was at its peak in 1919-1940, with a colonial area of 12,347,000 square kilometers, plus the mainland is 12,898,000 square kilometers.

Peak territory: 12,898,000 square kilometers, modern territory: 674,800 square kilometers (of which 551,000 square kilometers of the European mainland) territory shrinkage rate: 94.8%, although this period in order to prevent the colonial people to resist, but also the introduction of what is the "French **** the same body. But in front of the surging national independence movement, is so pale, no room for moderation.