# Maginot Line construction authorized (1928)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1928-maginot-line-construction-authorized
Location: Eastern France

France invested in a major fortified defensive system along its eastern frontier. Within the broader Third Republic period, The Third Republic survived war, the Commune, constitutional crises and fierce ideological conflict. It expanded mass schooling and empire, faced the Dreyfus Affair, fought World War I and entered the troubled interwar era. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Gaston Doumergue (President of the French Republic). Maginot Line construction authorized is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Maginot Line construction authorized is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Gaston Doumergue](https://history-france.com/rulers/gaston-doumergue)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Maginot Line construction authorized](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Maginot+Line+construction+authorized&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Maginot Line construction authorized](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Maginot+Line+construction+authorized)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)