‘Through the character of Lucien‚ Malle presents us with an ambiguous portrayal of the collaborateur’. Discuss “Despite an ever increasing amount of literature on the history of the Second World War in general and of Nazi rule in occupied Europe in particular‚ there is still no agreement on the exact meaning of the term ‘collaboration.’”[1] From this statement it is clear that the collaboration was an undeniably ambiguous time in French history‚ more so than the rest of the Second World
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On November 8‚ 1942‚ the military forces of the United States and the United Kingdom launched an amphibious operation against French North Africa‚ in particular the French-held territories of Algeria and Morocco. That landing‚ code-named ’Torch‚’ reflected the results of long and contentious arguments between British and American planners about the future course of Allied strategy — arguments that were finally stilled by the intervention of the American president‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt. In both a
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Gulf Petroleum Investment Company (GPI) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review On 20th January 2015 Summary Gulf Petroleum Investment Company (GPIC)is an oil and gas service provider. The company provides services in the areas of oil‚ gas‚ and petrochemical sectors. Its business areas include reservoir management and services optimization‚ oil wells engineering‚ reservoir development and planning‚ oil field implement‚ reservoir monitoring and control‚ crude oil and petroleum product trading
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“More provocative than thought-provoking.” Explain how far you agree with this evaluation of Louis Malle’s “Lacombe Lucien.” Louis Malle’s film “Lacombe Lucien” is one full of scandals‚ controversies and unexpected traumas. It is perhaps for this reason that contemporary French historian‚ Henry Rousso‚ described the film as “more provocative than thought-provoking.” Central to Malle’s film is the eponymous hero‚ Lucien‚ a young Frenchman who joins the Gestapo. The film portrays Lucien’s experiences
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the greatest mass-resistance movements in history. Thousands of French patriots rose up‚ by themselves and in groups‚ and defied Nazi authority. They formed resistance movements that fought the Nazi occupation of France and the collaboration of the Vichy government. The French resistance was detrimental to the success of the Allies during World War II because they played a key role in the D-Day landings and were able to assist the Allied troops by informing about local German troop dispositions and
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Torch - - The Allies planned to occupy Vichy France to prevent the land from being occupied by Axis; the invasion would eventually force Axis powers to fight a two-front war; also helped to diminish transportation of supplies to Axis forces; Key Personalities (Involvements) - - General Dwight D. Eisenhower - - Jean Francois Darlan - - Andrew Cunningham - Objective(s) of Operation Torch - - Allies planned to team up with Vichy France in North Africa in order to take
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organization operates and on the organization itself‚ in order to formulate strategy. A number of tools are used in the process of strategic analysis‚ including PEST and/or SWOT analyses‚ and Michael Porter’s five forces model. http://www.bnet.com/topics/strategic+analysis http://www.ehow.com/about_5085518_reason-use-swot-pestle-analysis.html PEST Analysis The PEST analysis is a framework that is used during strategic analysis to scan the external macro-environment in which a firm operates
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fled to Britain‚ provided with secret funds from the ex-prime minister. When in Britain‚ de Gaulle gave several speeches over the BBC radio‚ urging the French to stay true to their values‚ resist the occupation of France and fight against the Vichy Regime (the new French government allied with Nazi Germany.) These treasonous speeches resulted in two court-marshals against de Gaulle: the first sentencing four years in jail‚ the second calling for the death penalty. With the help of British supporters
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French Algeria is an African colony shaped by its rich history and strong Muslim majority. The French established this colony in 1827 as land to expand their growing population. Under French control‚ the native Algerian Muslims faced much discrimination and fell subject to colonist rule. As a result of this harsh rule and religious intolerance by the French‚ the Algerian natives declared war in order to gain their independence. One major area of discrimination by French colonists was in the government
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American artists moved to Paris or spent considerable time there rather than endure the racism and segregation in America. In Paris they could be free to eat in any restaurant they chose‚ and were treated well. After fleeing segregation in America where African Americans couldn’t stay in the same hotels or eat in the same restaurants as whites‚ Josephine felt well at home in this vibrant city. World War II Hero During World War II‚ Josephine served with the French Red Cross and was
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