Free French Forces

The French Resistance (La Résistance française) was a collaboration of individual movements against the German occupation of France and the Vichy regime that complied with the Nazis during World War II. Starting in 1940 and ending with the liberation of France, French people from all ends of the economic and political spectrum united in different Résistance groups to perform guerilla attacks, run underground newspapers, provide intelligence to and from the allies, and manage escape networks to allied

Roosevelt listened to Franklin Roosevelt describe de Gaulle as “out to achieve one-man government in France. I can’t imagine a man I would distrust more.” Then adding the Free French movement was “honeycombed with police spies—he has agents spying on his own people.” Understandably, tensions were high regarding the the various French governments’ intensions after the armistice with Germany, followed by years of Vichy-led anti-Semitic legislation

formed cells that collectively were named the French Resistance. Some groups were violent in nature, aiming to hurt or kill the German occupiers; these were called maquis. Other groups used non-violent means, publishing underground newspapers and broadcasted anti-German and anti-Vichy radio programs. Many of these groups were born after the 18 Jun 1940 address by Charles de Gaulle who encouraged the French people to continue the fight against the German forces even if the nation surrendered. To take advantage

were brought on by the burgeoning Revolution in France. The French Revolution was an anti-monarchist revolution, which at points would border on anarchy, but one that was largely based on ideals of egalitarianism. As the Revolution began, the Constituent Assembly passed a document named ‘The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen’. This document, in which the first clause explicitly states: “Men are born, and always continue, free and equal in respect to their rights. Civil distinctions

the early nineteenth century the French established themselves as a colonial power; they controlled an area called French Indochina, but in the late 1940s France struggled to control its colonies in Indochina, which consisted of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Ho Chi Minh, a communist leader who led the Viet Minh, and his forces captured back much of Vietnam while the French were busy fighting WWII. The French were infuriated with the actions of Ho Chi Minh and his forces and decided to once again enter

4th hour 4/25/16 How the French Resistance Benefited WWII During WWII the French had only one thing that they wanted,to regain their country and stop Germany from taking other countries. The French formed the French resistance in order to regain their country, help Allied forces such as the United States and British military forces, and stop Nazi Germany any way possible. The French Resistance performed movements

In San Domingues there were slaves called Haiti. In document doc A king louis xiv in 1685 remained in force until french legal code regulation of slavery in the west indies and french own the plantain of the San Domingues and these code was a law for for the Haitian people. In document B, in 1789 the Marquis de Lafayette and thomas jefferson created a equal rights for all mankind but the slaves didn't get the right so they revolted since they were not treated respectively. The Haitian revolted because

the british started planning their next battle.General goerge washington commanding a force of 17,000 french and continental troops in a siege known as the battle of yorktown against british general lord charles with the british have around nine thousand men.In a stroke of luck for the patriots the french fleet commanded by Francois departed for the chesapeake bay,at his base the united states was seen as a free independent state eight years after the war ended.Williamburgs-troops joind up with marquis

also brought about the end of French and Spanish control in the country. This incident proved that enslaved peoples had the ability to fight for and gain their independence from the colonial powers. Based on the rebellious slave incidents that occurred following the Haitian Revolution, one can infer that the Haitian Revolution played an indirect role in the various conflicts concerning the freedom of slaves that ensued in the American colonies and Latin America. The French and Spanish were capable of

to say the least. Speaking morally, yes. But in reality, no. Especially if you are someone of African descent lost in the diaspora. Case in point, the Haitian Revolution. Holding someone against their will and forcing them into slavery is wrong. To force an unfair and unjustified debt upon a people for fighting for their freedom and winning is double wrong and equally as bad as slavery. It goes as a slap in the face to those who have did nothing wrong other than be born onto a world where the color