2. Early French Colonial Empire Started with the Establishment of Port Royal In 1605 in the Colony of Acadia what is not Nova Scotia 1663 saw the Passing of Sovereign Counsel making it a loose alliance of Natives and French in Modern day North America
3. Empire in the East Establishment of posts in the Indian and Far East began as far back as 1600 These territories were eventually lost to the champions of colonization the British
4. The End of Empire World War 2 and the Financial Collapse of France disintegrated its empire National Liberation Movements made it hard to re establish control over territories that were lost during World War 2