de Gaulle
Fifth Republic founder
Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free French forces during World War II and later served as president of France's Fifth Republic.
His name evokes French nationalism, military resistance, and stubborn independence.
Gaullist describes politics aligned with his vision of French sovereignty and grandeur.
France's chief city
- tricolourFlag of three colors
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- francophoneNative speaker of French
Lorraine · grandeur · sovereignty · independence · nationalism · republic · UNESCO · Louvre
Widespread, not specialized
- brigadierSenior military officer
- tank warfareCombat using armored vehicles
- armorProtective combat covering
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
1940 · Dunkirk · officer · battalion · regiment · division · commander · campaign
Exiled WWII resistance movement
- MaquisMediterranean shrubland or partisans
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- liberationRelease from constraint
- VichyFrench thermal resort town
London · BBC broadcasts · clandestine · partisans · underground · sabotage · defiance · Allies
Negotiation between nations
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- nuclear deterrentArms discouraging aggression
Franco-German · European integration · Cold War · summit · treaty · negotiation · governance · policy
Maghreb nation, largest African
- AlgiersCapital of largest African nation
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
- IndochinaSoutheast Asian peninsula region
independence · colonialism · autonomy · secession · nationalism
Having recognized expertise
- commandingExerting strong authority
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- patriotDevoted country supporter
- resoluteFixed in purpose
defiant · imposing · charismatic · eloquent · stubborn · uncompromising · towering · dignified
Paris
France's chief city
- tricolourFlag of three colors
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
francophone · Lorraine · grandeur · sovereignty · independence · nationalism · republic · UNESCO · Louvre · Arc de Triomphe
general
Widespread, not specialized
- brigadierSenior military officer
- tank warfareCombat using armored vehicles
- armorProtective combat covering
strategy · 1940 · Dunkirk · officer · battalion · regiment · division · commander · campaign · infantry
Free French
Exiled WWII resistance movement
- MaquisMediterranean shrubland or partisans
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- liberationRelease from constraint
Vichy · London · BBC broadcasts · clandestine · partisans · underground · sabotage · defiance · Allies · espionage
diplomacy
Negotiation between nations
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
nuclear deterrent · Franco-German · European integration · Cold War · summit · treaty · negotiation · governance · policy · referendum
Algeria
Maghreb nation, largest African
- AlgiersCapital of largest African nation
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
Indochina · independence · colonialism · autonomy · secession · nationalism
authoritative
Having recognized expertise
- commandingExerting strong authority
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- patriotDevoted country supporter
resolute · defiant · imposing · charismatic · eloquent · stubborn · uncompromising · towering · dignified · aloof
- French LeadersMitterrand, Pompidou, Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon III, Louis XIV
- WWIID-Day, Pearl Harbor, Normandy, Hiroshima, Holocaust
- 20th Century IconsEinstein, Churchill, Gandhi, Hitler, FDR
- resistanceresistance, defiance, resistance fighters, civil resistance, resist
- Sixtieshippies, Beatles, Woodstock, Vietnam War, JFK
- French HistoryNapoleon Bonaparte, French Revolution, Napoleon, Bastille, Reign of Terror
de GaulleAtlanticist
Transatlantic alliance proponent
Winston Churchill · pro-American · Tony Blair · Lyndon B. Johnson · Emmanuel Macron