The part of France that was temporarily unoccupied. Vichy France - When France surrendered, it agreed to occupation by the Germans. The Germans allowed part of France to be under their control but still governed by the Frence people. Their seat of government was located at Vichy France, thus the name.
France didn't split into two governments in WW2.The Nothern and coastal regions were occupied by the Nazis, and controlled by the German government.The part of France that was not occupied by the Germans (but did collaborate with them), called Vichy France (Vichy being the seat of the government), was governed by Petain.
Authoritarian control and a strong sense of nationalism prevailed.
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It was called Unoccupied France, sometimes known as Vichy France as its capital was in Vichy.
Yes, both France and Britain governed many countries in the past.
Germany conquered France in 1940, but didn't occupy all of it; "Unoccupied France" was a German "puppet" state ruled from the city of Vichy, France. Vichy controlled the remainder of France as well as some of the French colonies in North Africa, such as Casablanca.
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Because the Nazis went until the middle of France and French government succeeded to get that the half South of France was not occupied by Germans.
Unoccupied Zone The Impossible Life of Simone Weil - 2005 was released on: USA: November 2005 France: May 2006
During the Second World War, from 1940 to 1942, Germany occupied about half of France; roughly, the area north of the Loire and the whole of the Atlantic coast. The rest was the Zone Libre, or unoccupied zone. After November 1942 the occupation was extended over the whole country.
France and all its regions and towns are democratically governed.