Because of the large number of races which were being termed ' Grands Prix ', the AIACR formally recognised the most important race of each of its affiliated national automobile clubs as International Grands Prix, or Grandes Épreuves, and in 1933 Monaco was ranked as such alongside the French, Belgian, Italian, and Spanish Grands Prix.

Because of French influence, English orthography shares this feature.

Because of the controversy surrounding Palmerston's removal as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs because of his letter to the French ambassador endorsing Louis Bonaparte's 2 December 1851 coup, Palmerston could not now be appointed Foreign Minister again so soon after his removal from the same position.

Because he had sealed under duress, however, John received approval from the Pope to break his word as soon as hostilities had ceased, provoking the First Barons ' War and an invited French invasion by Prince Louis of France ( whom the majority of the English barons had invited to replace John on the throne and had him proclaimed king in London in May 1216 ).

Because Anghiera's literary work was translated into English and French in a short period of time, the name " Hispaniola " is the most frequently used term in English-speaking countries for the island in scientific and cartographic works.

Because of its international status, there was a desire to regulate the French language.

Because the royal leadership essentially abandoned the city, the mobs soon had the support of the French Guard, including arms and trained soldiers.

Because there were few Catholic priests in the French Antilles, many of the earliest French settlers were Huguenots who sought greater religious freedom than what they could experience in mainland France.

Because Teriipia was a native French speaker, Brando became fluent in the language and gave numerous interviews in French.

Because there were usually few British regulars garrisoned in North America, colonial militia served a vital role in local conflicts, particularly in the French and Indian Wars.

Because the French government did not want to spend too much money on its colony it allowed for the establishment of the so-called Concessionary Companies, monopolies given a free hand to exploit the colony's resources except at a few strategic places, mainly around the Congo River.

Because of this and his earlier support for De Gaulle he became Governor General of the Afrique Equatoriale Française ( AEF ) in 1940, the first not white to achieve this position in French colonial history.

Because the U. S. Virgin Islands are home to thousands of immigrants from across the Caribbean, Spanish and various French creole languages are also widely spoken.

Because of long Spanish and minor French rule, French became the sole official language.

Because of the involvement of French émigrés living in Britain, there is a brief anti-British feeling in France, but the emperor refuses to support it.

Because of Derrida's vehement attempts to " rescue " Heidegger from his existentialist interpreters ( and also from Heidegger's " orthodox " followers ), Derrida has at times been represented as a " French Heidegger ", to the extent that he, his colleagues, and his former students are made to go proxy for Heidegger's worst ( political ) mistakes, despite ample evidence that the reception of Heidegger's work by later practitioners of deconstruction is anything but doctrinaire.

Because French universities are technically institutions for training secondary school teachers, this position gave Durkheim considerable influence — his lectures were the only ones that were mandatory for the entire student body.

Because Rousseau was the preferred philosopher of the radical Jacobins of the French Revolution, he, above all, became tarred with the accusation of promoting the notion of the " noble savage ", especially during the polemics about Imperialism and scientific racism in the last half of the 19th century.

Because of his alleged improprieties, he was lambasted in a song Chirac en prison (" Chirac in jail ") by French punk band Les Wampas, with a video clip made by the Guignols.

Because the population of Côte d ' Ivoire was insufficient to meet the labor demand on French plantations and forests, which were among the greatest users of labor in French West Africa, the French recruited large numbers of workers from Upper Volta to work in Côte d ' Ivoire.

Because the French Revolution and Napoleon's reign witnessed the first application of the lessons of the 18th century's wars on trade and dynastic disputes, commentators often falsely assume that such ideas arose from the revolution rather than found their implementation in it.

Because those commanders not loyal to Yuan were effectively removed from power, the Second Revolution cemented Yuan's power.

Because of these actions many gymnasium students took part in the 1905 Revolution and were joined by factory workers.

Because the United States had mostly disbanded its military after the Revolution, it had few professional soldiers to send into battle, a weakness which Little Turtle and other native leaders fully exploited.

Because of his moderate political orientation, Zhao was attacked by Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution ( 1966 – 1976 ).

Because of the new ideas following the French Revolution in 1789, the Holy Roman Emperor ( who was governing present day Belgian territories ) wanted to impose reforms.

Because of his reputation, the Conservatory received special status among institutions of higher learning in the aftermath of the October Revolution.

Because of the date of these demonstrations, the revolutions in Germany are usually called the March Revolution ( German: Märzrevolution ).

Because there was no way to avoid becoming Mao's second-in-command, Lin attempted to protect himself from the chaos of the Cultural Revolution by giving absolute support to Mao and doing very little else.

Because of the Belgian Revolution he returned to London, and by showing his first picture at the Royal Academy ( 1833 ) began an unprecedentedly prolonged career as an exhibitor.

He played bass guitar and rhythm guitar in a number of rock and roll bands at Amherst, including Tambourine Charlie & The Four Flat Tires, The Naugahyde Revolution ( with Jim Steinman, then a fellow student, on keyboards ), and The Flower & Vegetable Show ( he has played his guitar on 7th Heaven, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and in the 2007 romantic comedy Because I Said So ).

Because of the limited role of the office, the presidents of Congress are among the lesser known leaders of the American Revolution.

Because the Russian Empire had collapsed into a state of civil war following the Russian Revolution of 1917, and the Soviet Army had been defeated and been weakened considerably at the end of World War I by Germany's army, resulting in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, Pilsudski took the chance and used military force in an attempt to realise his political vision by concentrating on the east and involved himself in Polish-Soviet War.

Because of its associations with the Cultural Revolution, the song was rarely heard after the rise of Deng Xiaoping in the late 1970s.

Because of growing pressure by the Czarist government and later because of the political turmoil of the Russian Revolution significant number of the Mennonite Brethren moved to the United States, Canada, Paraguay and Mexico.

Because of this the independence movement is now known as " the Singing Revolution ".

Because the Government of the French Revolution was extremely cruel to the members of the Roman Catholic Church and anyone that opposed them, which was any form of the former authority including the King whom they beheaded after stripping him of his power, so the people of Vendee felt it was their duty to revolt against this extremely harsh new government that had killed their King and taken away their Religion.

Because the town was located at the geographical center of the colony ( which then included West Virginia ), Staunton served between 1738 and 1771 as regional capital for what was known as the Northwest Territory, with the westernmost courthouse in British North America prior to the Revolution.

Because of its strategic position between the Mexico City area and points south, armies associated with the Mexican War of Independence, Reform War and Mexican Revolution all passed through here.

Because of these activities, he was unable to return to Iran and remained in the United States until the Islamic Revolution of 1979.

Because of this, it is sometimes called the November Revolution, although modern usage favours October Revolution

Because they had supported the purging of many career Communist Party veterans during the early Cultural Revolution, the Gang of Four opposed Zhou's efforts, and began to use the campaign to subtly criticize Zhou and his policies.