Charles De Gaulle Research Paper
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Born Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle on 22 November 1890 in Lille, France (Fenby, 2010). Charles De Gaulle rose from a young college student at the Military Academy of Saint-Cyr (Fenby, 2010), to war prisoner, to President of the Fifth Republic (Fenby, 2010). During the Liberation of Paris from Nazi Germany in 1944, Charles De Gaulle had identified France’s greatness with his own. De Gaulle had selvedge France’s honor through the force of charisma and tenacity. Much like the influences of Martin Luther King Jr., Charles De Gaulle became a national hero and could easily motivate a nation. Charles De Gaulle reshaped the future of France’s political status after WWII, envisioning a democratic, two-party system, instead of the multi-party rules. On May10, 1940, the German Armies attacked Holland and Belgium, and fell upon France with concentrated armament, supported by dive-bombers and paratroopers (The History Channel, “Britain and France declare …show more content…
He created his own political party, “Rally for the French People” (Masson, 1966), to attempt to reignite the fire to move France back into a ‘free’ society. In the span of ten years, De Gaulle observed the French government go through a series of failures, such as Indochina, the Algerian conflict, and the loss of Guinea as a French colony. In the winter of 1959, De Gaulle was elected as President of the newly formed Fifth Republic (Masson, 1966). Throughout his decade as the President, De Gaulle re-established a newly written constitution, France as a nuclear power, established France as a European counterpart by signing the Élysée Treaty (U.S. Department of State, “Office of the Historian”, 2009), and strengthened the economy of France. Charles De Gaulle retired as President in 1969 and died on his 80th birthday, one year
Born Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle on 22 November 1890 in Lille, France (Fenby, 2010). Charles De Gaulle rose from a young college student at the Military Academy of Saint-Cyr (Fenby, 2010), to war prisoner, to President of the Fifth Republic (Fenby, 2010). During the Liberation of Paris from Nazi Germany in 1944, Charles De Gaulle had identified France’s greatness with his own. De Gaulle had selvedge France’s honor through the force of charisma and tenacity. Much like the influences of Martin Luther King Jr., Charles De Gaulle became a national hero and could easily motivate a nation. Charles De Gaulle reshaped the future of France’s political status after WWII, envisioning a democratic, two-party system, instead of the multi-party rules. On May10, 1940, the German Armies attacked Holland and Belgium, and fell upon France with concentrated armament, supported by dive-bombers and paratroopers (The History Channel, “Britain and France declare …show more content…
He created his own political party, “Rally for the French People” (Masson, 1966), to attempt to reignite the fire to move France back into a ‘free’ society. In the span of ten years, De Gaulle observed the French government go through a series of failures, such as Indochina, the Algerian conflict, and the loss of Guinea as a French colony. In the winter of 1959, De Gaulle was elected as President of the newly formed Fifth Republic (Masson, 1966). Throughout his decade as the President, De Gaulle re-established a newly written constitution, France as a nuclear power, established France as a European counterpart by signing the Élysée Treaty (U.S. Department of State, “Office of the Historian”, 2009), and strengthened the economy of France. Charles De Gaulle retired as President in 1969 and died on his 80th birthday, one year