repression reaction and resistance france in WWII

Question 1

what was one of the problems with the Maginot line

Answer 1

it was only built as a defence against the military advances

Question 2

what was la drole de guerre

Answer 2

a period where all the countries were at war however they were not attacking eachother

Question 3

what were 2 phenomenas that followed the la drole de guerre

Answer 3

le debacle et l’explode

Question 4

when did germany began their invasion in the lower countries

Answer 4

10 may 1940

Question 5

what caused a lot of chaos in france during 1940

Answer 5

the advance of the germans which caused many french dutch belgian and luxemburgish to flee to france

Question 6

who signed the Armistice and when

Answer 6

Philippe Petain june 20 1940

Question 7

two different view when france fell to the nazis what were they?

Answer 7

charles de gaulle
Philippe petain

Question 8

tell me about philippe petain

Answer 8

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

Question 9

tell me about Charles de Gaulle ?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

what happened to france when they were under german occupation

Answer 10

france was divided into 2 zones

Question 11

what were the 2 zones in france

Answer 11

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

Question 12

german influencing France

Answer 12

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

Question 13

what happened in 1942 what deal was made

Answer 13

1942 the Vichy regime negociated a deal where 1pow will be released if 3 volunteer worker went to germany

Question 14

what did the vichy regimen introduce in 1943

Answer 14

the service du travail obligatoire

Question 15

when did the deportation of the jew start in occupied france

Answer 15

march 1942

Question 16

when did the free french forces liberate france

Answer 16

august 25 1944

Question 17

who was a jewish composers who brutally died on the death march on january 1945

Answer 17

polish man named casimir oberfeld

Question 18

what song underlines the centrality of petain

Answer 18

marechal, nous voila

Question 19

what was the purpose of Marechal, nous voila

Answer 19

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.

Question 20

when was petain arrested

Answer 20

july 1985 he was put before a special trial

Question 21

why did petain lack credibility during his trial

Answer 21

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.

Question 22

what was the shoah

Answer 22

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

Question 23

when does petain die

Answer 23

1951

Question 24

what was l’armee des ombres

Answer 24

undeground movement

intellectual resistance that publised newspapers and pamphlets condeming nazism and collaboration

Question 25

who wrote the melody of le chant des partisans

Answer 25

anna marly

Question 26

who writes the lyrics of le chant des partisans

Answer 26

joseph kessel