repression reaction and resistance france in WWII Flashcards
what was one of the problems with the Maginot line
it was only built as a defence against the military advances
what was la drole de guerre
a period where all the countries were at war however they were not attacking eachother
what were 2 phenomenas that followed the la drole de guerre
le debacle et l’explode
when did germany began their invasion in the lower countries
10 may 1940
what caused a lot of chaos in france during 1940
the advance of the germans which caused many french dutch belgian and luxemburgish to flee to france
who signed the Armistice and when
Philippe Petain june 20 1940
two different view when france fell to the nazis what were they?
charles de gaulle
Philippe petain
tell me about philippe petain
he was a highly repsected general that became prime ministre of france on June 17 1940 after france’s defeat. He signed an Armitise with the Nazix and thought france should work with them. He led the Vichy Regimen
tell me about Charles de Gaulle ?
He fled to England after the armitise with Germany was signed. He was opposed to work with the Nazis and he created the free french forces32
what happened to france when they were under german occupation
france was divided into 2 zones
what were the 2 zones in france
1st zone was occupied france which was in the North and west which was governed by the Germans
2nd zone was the Zone libre which was governed by the Vichy regimen which was highly influenced by the germans
german influencing France
by 1953 40% of french industrial productioj was going to Germany
at least 55% of french tax revenue was going to support the costs of the occupation
france became and important souce of raw materials, food and manufactured goods for the german economy
what happened in 1942 what deal was made
1942 the Vichy regime negociated a deal where 1pow will be released if 3 volunteer worker went to germany
what did the vichy regimen introduce in 1943
the service du travail obligatoire
when did the deportation of the jew start in occupied france
march 1942
when did the free french forces liberate france
august 25 1944
who was a jewish composers who brutally died on the death march on january 1945
polish man named casimir oberfeld
what song underlines the centrality of petain
marechal, nous voila
what was the purpose of Marechal, nous voila
To glorify Marshal Philippe Pétain and the Vichy regime as a patriotic movement and encourage support for their collaboration with Nazi Germany during World War II
After the war, it became associated with the Vichy regime’s collaboration and was banned in France until the 1970s.
when was petain arrested
july 1985 he was put before a special trial
why did petain lack credibility during his trial
Firstly, he had collaborated with the Nazis and headed the Vichy regime, which was seen as a betrayal of France. Additionally, he had implemented anti-Semitic laws, which further damaged his reputation.
what was the shoah
also known as the Holocaust, was the systematic persecution and genocide of approximately six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators during World War II. In addition to Jews, other groups, including Romani people, people with disabilities, homosexuals, political dissidents, and others were also targeted and killed by the Nazis
when does petain die
1951
what was l’armee des ombres
undeground movement
intellectual resistance that publised newspapers and pamphlets condeming nazism and collaboration
