Transcript Free French by Ashley McCoy - US-History-Twinsburg

When
the Vichy’s government
was
formed, some of the
French were willing to accept
their rule. The ones that
opposed the Vichy rule escaped
from France and moved to
England. This is where the Free
French movement began.
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He was the leader of the Free French
forces of WWII.
On June 18, General de Gaulle was
prepared to speak to the French
people on the radio.
The British Cabinet attempted to block
the speech, but were overruled by
Prime Minister Churchill.
To this day, it remains one of the most
famous speeches in French history.
From London, de Gaulle formed and led
the Free French movement.
 The French Resistance is a general term
used for the French Nationals that fought
the military occupation of France by
Nazi Germany. The Vichy government of
France was installed by Hitler during
World War II.

The Free French movement took place in
France and Great Britain . They were
fighting against the German occupation
of France.
 They organized their resistance in
London, England and then returned to
France to fight for its liberation.

 The
Free French Forces were fighting
against Vichy’s rule which was put into
power by Nazi Germany. Half of the
Free French forces escaped to
London when the Vichy rule began.
They organized their movement and
returned to France to fight for their
freedom.
It began on September 1, 1939 and
lasted throughout WWII until France was
liberated.
 General de Gaulle was elected
president of France after WWII.

QUIZ
 Who was Charles de Gaulle and why
was he important?
 Who did the Free French Fighters fight
against?
 What happened to Charles de Gaulle
following the war?
WORK CITED PAGE
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Isserman, Maurice. World war II. New York:
Facts on File Inc., 1991. 64. Print.
Lapansky-Werner, Emma J. Peter B. Levy,
Randy Roberts- and Alan Taylor United states:
rec. to the Present. Boston: Prentice Hall, 2008
"Charles de Gaulle." Knowledgerush (2009): n.
pag. Web. 30 Mar 2010.
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Charles_de_Gaulle/>.