why were fdr and degaulle important in ww2?

Question

what did they do during ww2 and what made them special

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Answer 1

Charles de Gaulle was a brilliant military leader and was one of the few who advocated tank warfare before WW2. During WW2 he was the leader of the Free French, and led those French Colonies that weren't under the influence of collaborators or occupied by the Nazis. He also coordinated the work of the French Resistance, and they were a big help during the Allied Invasion of Normandy. The people of Paris even rose up and liberated themselves before the first French and US troops arrived.

As usual with so many brilliant war leaders, de Gaulle turned out be a lousy peace president. But he did start the decolonization of Africa and pulled the French out of Indochina.

Answer 2

FDR's main achievements were providing massive help to Britain and, later, Russia before America decided to join the war, quite ignoring the US's 'neutral' position. His Keynesian economic policies got the US out of the depression and prepared the US industrial base for the challenge ahead. he was prepared to use the power of government to solve the problems facing America. He co-operated closely with Churchill and built an excellent relationship between the two countries- for instance in 1942 he took some then-new Sherman tanks away from an American armoured unit (in training) to re-equip a British unit that was about to go into battle. He maintained a good relationship with the army- not over-ruling its decisions, allowing it the right amount of autonomy. He supported his generals, and chose them well.

De Gaulle was a nobody in 1940 when he escaped the Nazi capture of France- he had commanded an armoured division and was one of the few in the French army to advocate German-style tactics. He was a valuable symbolic asset to the allied war effort, because many in France felt they had to do as the government instructed and remain loyal to the Vichy regime- they felt that eventually their day would come and they would be able to free France, but that the military should be subordinate to the government of France.

There were later strong resentments between the 'Free French' of de Gaulle and the former Vichy French who thought it was wrong to 'abandon' the country rather than wearing the consequences and challenges of defeat.

De Gaulle was a problem for the allies- he was always demanding to be treated as a equal partner even though he had few troops and little real authority. He also made statements to the media that were at odds with what the Allied policies were. When the Allies captured French North Africa and many Vichy rallied to the Allied cause, they appointed Admiral Dalan, a former Vichy leader, to command the French, much to de Gaulle's disgust. Dalan was assassinated.

Despite being difficult to work with, de Gaulle ended the war with great authority, because he had not given in to the Nazis. He was a popular president until he walked out in 1946 as a challenege to those who would not support him within the government. The French government often lacked authority, and was divided and weak, in the post war years, but de Gaulle was a strong authority who was recalled in, I think, the late 1950s.

Answer 3

Well degaulle was the leader of the french militia and fdr??? well don't know what you mean

Answer 4

Gosh... why would the President of the United States be important during WWII?

I'm sorry, but this question tells me that you haven't done the least little bit of research at all...