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CLEP Western Civ II

Category - WWII

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Which of the following figures led the French Resistance?

Charles de Gaulle
Simone de Beauvoir
Jean Paul Sartre
Louis Blanc
Philippe Pétain

Explanation

Answer: A - Charles de Gaulle was the President of the French government in exile, sponsored by the French Resistance. He would take control of the French government after liberation, becoming one of the key statesmen in post-war Europe. Philippe Pétain governed Vichy France, the northern two-thirds of the nation occupied by Nazi Germany. After the war, Pétain was tried and convicted of treason. His death sentence was commuted to life in prison by de Gaulle.

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