FRANCE
BY MR. MARTINEZ
WWI
FRENCH ALLIES DURING WWI
Triple Entente
• France
• Great Britain
• Russia
FRENCH LEADERSHIP DURING WWI
• Raymond Poincaré – President of France, 1913–1920
• Georges Clemenceau – Prime Minister of France
THE BATTLE OF SOMME, 1916
• At 0730 hours on the 1st July, 1916, after a weeklong artillery bombardment launched the now infamous
"Big Push" attack across the river Somme. With the French Army being hard-pressed to the south at
Verdun the British intended to breakthrough the German defences in a matter of hours.
• After the first day, with a gain of only 1.5km, the British had suffered 57,470 casualties. Despite this, Haig
pressed on with the attack until November 19th of the same year. For the meagre achievements, total losses
on the British and Imperial side numbered 419,654 with German casualties between 450,000 and 680,000.
When the offensive was eventually called off the British were still 3 miles short of Bapaume and Serre, part
of their first-day objectives.
• There was NO winner of this battle. It resulted in a deadly stalemate.
WHO WON WWI?
The Triple Entente won WWI. They did so with major help from the USA, who
joined the war after Russia withdrew.
WWII
FRENCH ALLIANCE DURING WWII
The Allied Powers
• The USA
• Great Britain
• USSR
• China
FRENCH LEADERSHIP DURING WWII
• Charles de Gaulle was the leader of the Free French and as such head of the
French government-in-exile following the Fall of France. A vehement opponent
of collaboration, he eventually took nominal command of the French resistance
and headed the French Army of Liberation from its foundation to the war's end.
BATTLE OF FRANCE (FALL OF FRANCE)
• On 5 June, the Germans swung southwards and French resistance finally collapsed, although not without
heavy fighting. On 10 June, Italy opportunistically entered the war on Germany’s side. Four days later, the
French capital fell, provoking the flight of the French Government to Bordeaux. The Government
capitulated on 25 June, just seven weeks after the beginning of the invasion
• The French lost this battle, and actually fell under axis occupation for
more than 4 years, until the allied forces came
in and regained control for France.
WHO WON WWII?
• The Allies - Britain, France, the U.S, the Soviet Union, China, Canada,
Australia and others were the winners of World War 2. By 1945 Germany and
Japan had suffered a devastating defeat.
WORKS CITED
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