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1
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When did Hitler come to power?

A

1933

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2
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What were the populations of France and Germany in 1939?

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France: 41.9 million
Germany: 70 million

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3
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What was the period of time called when France did nothing?

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le drole de guerre

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4
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Why did France do nothing after declaring war?

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The government was divided: General de Gaule wanted to fight, Petain wanted peace.

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5
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When and where did the Germans enter France?

how many were killed, injured and made prisoners?

A 
13 may 1940
les Ardennes
92,000 tués
200,000 blessés
2 millions étaient fait prisonniers de guerre
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6
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When did Marechal Petain take over and make his first speech?

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16th June 1940

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7
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When did General de Gaulle make his resistance speech?

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18th June 1940

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8
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When and where was the armistice signed?

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22 June 1940

Versailles

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9
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What 3 things did Petain change?

A

le drapeau
la devise: travail, famille, patrie
l’hymne national: marechal nous voila

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10
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When and where was the exhibition on Jews? What was it called and how many visited?

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Septembre 1941 en Paris

“le Juif et la France” étaient visité par 200,000 personnes

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11
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What happened that limited workers rights?

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la charte de travail en Octobre 1941

les grèves étaient interdits

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12
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When was la rafle du Vel’ d’Hiv’?

How long did it last and how many people were arrested?

A

Juilliet 1942 pour 5 jour

13,000 personnes dont 4000 enfants

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13
Q

When was LVF created?

What does it stand for and what did they do?

A

Juilliet 1942

Ligue des Voluntaires Francais, ils luttaient pour Allemagne

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14
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Who was in charge of la Milice? Who was the other important person involved?

A

Laval

Darnard était chef des opérations

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15
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What was la Releve?

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an earlier, voluntary version of le STO (1942)

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16
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When was le STO? How many people were sent away?

A

1943

600,000 travailleurs envoyés

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17
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What is the name of the town that was “saccagé” by the Germans? How many were killed?

A

l’Oradour sur Glane

642 victimes

18
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What were the groups created by De Gaulle?

A

France libre
FFL (Forces Françaises Libres)
FNFL (Forces Navales Françaises Libres)
FAFL (Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres)

19
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What started the interior resistance?

A

les manifestations par 3000 jeunes contre le fait que l’occupant a annulé la commémoration de la Grande Guerre

20
Q

When was Jean Moulin parachuted to France?

What were his pseudonyms?

A

janvier 1942

Rex et Max

21
Q

What were the people avoiding the STO called?

A

les maquisards

22
Q

What organisations did Jean Moulin found and when?

A 
Le MUR (mouvement unis de la Résistance) en janvier 1943
Le CNR (conseil national de la résistance) en mars 1943
23
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Who tortured Moulin?

A

Klaus Barbie

24
Q

How long did the liberation of Paris last for an how many were killed?

A

10 jours en avril 1944

1500 francais tués et 3200 allemands tués

25
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What were the two types of “purging” after the war?

A

l’épuration sauvage

l’épuration légale (120,000 personnes étaient condamné à mort ou l’emprisonnement)

26
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snitching

A

les délations

27
Q

how was transport affected?

A

le manque du charbon et de l’essence
les velos et les velos taxis
les requisitions de cheveaux

28
Q

how was housing affected?

A

les actes des pouvoirs publiques pour obtenir les biens pour les Allemandes
aucune chaffuage sans le charbon

29
Q

describe the black market

and the “grey market”

A

le marché noir: un kilo de café pouvait être vendu por 100 francs
le marché gris: les colis des biens de la campagne pour “la famille” en ville

30
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how much did the germans take?

A

60% de biens

31
Q

give examples of l’ersatz

A

les glands pour le café

le rutabuga au lieu de pommes de terre

32
Q

how were peoples health affected

A

le nombre des morts dus à tuberculose a doublé

2 tiers des jeunes avaient des carences en vitamines

33
Q

how many french policemen participated in vel’ d’Hiv’?

A

9000 fonctionnaires

34
Q

describe “les debarquements”

A

un mouvement tenaille
le Jour J à Normandie, 6 juin 1944
En Provence, aout 1944

35
Q

what did Marcehal Le Clerc do?

A

chef militaire de France libre

il a commandé les francais pendant l’invasion du Magrheb et les debarquements

36
Q

name some ways the war is remembered in France

A 
Les memoriaux:
les plauques memoratives
les noms des rues et des écoles
l'oradour sur glane
les films et les livres
37
Q

what did Chirac do in the 90s?

A

recognised the role of france in le Vel’ d’Hiv’

recognised the role of women in the resistance

38
Q

describe Papon

A

il aidait dans le déjudaisme des certaines entreprises
après la guerre ses actions n’étaient pas connues et il travaillait en gouvernement
en 1998 il était condamné à l’emprisonnement
il a fait moins de 4 ans de la peine de 10

39
Q

describe Guy Moquet

A

il était un membre des jeunesses communistes
il livriat les tactes et les affiches, il était arrêté lors d’une distribution
il était fusilé en représailles pour le mort d’un commandant allemand avec 50 autres

40
Q

Who created libération-sud?

What did they do?

A

les Aubracs
en 1941, deux attentats aux gares
la distribution des tactes et la journal “libération!”

41
Q

What did Lucie Aubrac do?

A

elle organisait le sauvetage de son mari et 15 resistants en prétandant qu’elle était fiancée au Aubrac donc par loi ils devraient avoir un mariage

42
Q

by how much did France’s Jewish population decrease?

and other occupied countries?

A

50%

90%

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