The Franco-American Relationship

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This paper discusses the relationship between the United States and France. It describes the history of anti-American sentiment in France and the reasons for these negative perceptions. The paper also looks at the animosity of the United States towards the French. The paper concludes that although the Franco-American relationship has not always been the warmest of international partnerships, it appears that the two nations will continue to be allies long into the future.

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"Although the Franco-American relationship has not always been the warmest of international partnerships, it appears to be the case that the two nations will continue to be allies long into the future. Despite a long-standing history of mutual dislike, the United States remains the only French ally against which that nation has never gone to war. The differences between the two nations appear largely to be the province of the political establishments thereof; in general the people of both countries enjoy each other and their mutual exports (particularly the French enjoy many of the trappings of American culture, much to the chagrin of French intellectuals). These differences seem to arise out of political expediency for lawmakers in the two nations rather than any sort of extreme hatred, and in France many intellectuals are beginning to counter anti-American arguments. The relationship between the United States and France may be somewhat dysfunctional, but because of their shared values and beliefs, the two nations share more similarities than differences and will most likely continue to cooperate in the future."

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