and The United States. The two countries share common ties in almost all aspects of culture. Even the way in which they made their debuts into the modern world, fresh out of social and cultural revolution are similar. Our economies and cultures, morals and ideals are (painfully) alike. But, despite these common links, relations between France and America are steeped in both antagonism and affection.

France has had an immense impact on modern America. No other nation except Great Britain has been so deeply integrated in American culture and history. The Anglo-American relationship however is slightly easier to discern than that of France and America. Britain and The United States passed from a common homeland, eventually were enveloped in war and animosity, to finally obtaining an outlasting friendship over the course of a 150 years (Richard...