What were france and russia like in ww2?
The French are NOT a gutless race. That is incorrect and a horrible mistake. The last century was filled with strife and war. Following WWI, the France’s government was weak and divided. After losing many of the young men in the previous war it was more difficult to round up able bodied men and had a much lower birth rate compared to Germany. After Germany built up its army they easily came and captured France. Putting an old war hero, Petain in charge. Hoping for a quick war they surrendered believing Germany would win, especially when the English were forced to retreat from Dunkirk in 1940 which appeared to the French as an abandonment, so they complied in hopes of a good treaty. The government is known as the Vichy government, due to its beginnings in Vichy, France. The resistance movement was led by Charles de Gaulle mainly outside of France in England and its colonies. The economy was in terrible shape and in times of great distress they turn to a scapegoat, which sadly happened t
