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Gaullism
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Gaull·ism  (glzm, gô-)
n.
1. The political movement supporting Gen. Charles de Gaulle as leader of the French government in exile during World War II.
2.
a. The political movement headed by Charles de Gaulle after World War II.
b. The political principles and goals of Charles de Gaulle and his followers.
Gaullist n.
Gaullism [ˈgəʊlɪzəm ˈgɔː-]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the conservative French nationalist policies and principles associated with General Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), the French general and statesman
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a political movement founded on and supporting General de Gaulle's principles and policies
Gaullism
1. the principles and policies of Charles de Gaulle during World War II in support of the Free French and opposed to the Vichy regime.
2. the political principles, chiefly conservative and nationalistic, of de Gaulle as French president, 1959-69. — Gaullist, n., adj.
See also: Politics
Translations
Gaullism
n → Gaullismus m


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Another contributing factor in the growth of the Yalta Myth was the European view, led by the Gaullists and some of the German Social Democrats, that the United States in particular, and the Anglo-Americans generally, were not reliable defenders of the European interest.
The Yalta Myth by Black, Conrad / The National Interest
Nobody talked about Vichy after the war because they embraced the myth that all Frenchmen were Gaullists, gallant heroes in the resistance.
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European Gaullists see the emergence of a European pole of power as an effective foil to overwhelming American global power.
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