Vichy+France

**The French realized they could not combat the German forces, and a agreement was reached between the two Nations. Under the terms of armistice, the Germans occupied the Nothern Region of France, leaving the French government to the administer the Southern region of France. **
 * The term Vichy France is a dark period in French history. It was a time of war in the government in the city of Vichy, south of paris. The government lasted from July 1940 to November 1942 which is when completely took over France. Some leaders continued to be powerful after the Germans had taken over and the period of Vichy Governance began. ** [[image:http://healthyinfluence.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/vichy-france.png]]

 **In 1940 the National Assembly voted to offer unprecedented powers to Marshal Petain. This wasn’t entirely legal, but the end result was to establish Vichy France. This was a government which was independent from the Germans. The Vichy government met many agreements with Hitler, and that it participated in Nazi activities in both Northern and southern France. The government was forced to participate in these Nazi activities else Germany would quickly dominate France otherwise. ** **Vichy France called itself ****//L'État Français”the French state,” to separate itself from the Third Republic. The government also abandoned the traditional French motto of “Liberty, Equalty, Brotherhood” in for “Work, Family, County.” //**