The 1968 Protests: France's Cultural Revolution

In May 1968, France ground to a halt. Students occupied the Sorbonne, workers went on strike, and President Charles de Gaulle fled the country briefly. This episode explores the events of those weeks—the student protests at Nanterre, the occupation of the Odéon theatre, the street fighting in the Latin Quarter, the general strike of ten million workers, and the Grenelle Accords that ended it. We discuss how the protests toppled de Gaulle's government and reshaped French society, from education reform to gender roles. Lucas and Luna examine the slogans that defined the movement, the role of figures like Daniel Cohn-Bendit, and the legacy that still influences French politics today. #May1968 #FrenchProtests #StudentMovement #GeneralStrike #DanielCohnBendit #CharlesDeGaulle #Nanterre #Sorbonne #OdOn #LatinQuarter #GrenelleAccords #SituationistInternational #FrenchHistory #CulturalRevolution #CivilRights #SocialMovements #History #FexingoHistory #FrenchRevolution #NapoleonBonaparte Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo