Charles de Gaulle Quiz

The “Greatest Frenchman of All Time” by France 2 viewers in 2005.
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The country he is from
France
The type of infrastructures in Paris named in honor of Charles de Gaulle
Airport
The name of the French resistance movement led by Charles de Gaulle during World War II
Free French Forces
The title of Charles de Gaulle's famous World War II speech broadcast from London
Appeal of 18 June
The book Charles de Gaulle wrote while a prisoner of war that analyzed a neighboring country’s military leadership
The Enemy's House Divided
The prominent Soviet military leader Charles de Gaulle shared a cell with while imprisoned during World War I, nicknamed "Red Napoleon"
Mikhail Tukhachevsky
The 1962 agreement negotiated by de Gaulle that granted independence to Algeria
Évian Accords
The new French government established by Charles de Gaulle enacted in 1958 through a major constitutional reform
Fifth Republic
The planned military coup to restore de Gaulle to power following an invasion of Corsica
Operation Resurrection
The group that organized a failed assassination attempt on de Gaulle, later depicted in Frederick Forsyth's novel "The Day of the Jackal". Also known for its reluctance to let Algeria gain independence
OAS
The organisation which Charles de Gaulle withdrew France’s military from in 1966
NATO
The crisis triggered by de Gaulle's withdrawal of French representatives from the European Community’s Hallstein Commission
Empty Chair Crisis
The controversial speech was given by de Gaulle during Expo '67, later infuriated Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, saying that "Canadians do not need to be liberated"
Vive le Québec libre
The event where Charles de Gaulle’s government faced widespread student protests and strikes, leading to his resignation in 1969
May 1968
The term used to describe Charles de Gaulle’s political philosophy focused on national independence and self-sufficiency
Gaullism
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