随着法国帝国的衰灭以及法国在二战后变成了一个中等势力国,法国人希望能和美国保持一定距离,最大程度利用自己之前的殖民地,于是建立了法语圈。
As their empire spun off and they became a medium-sized power after the Second World War , the French , hoping to maintain some distance from America and to make the most of their former possessions , established la Francophonie .