In nine pages this paper argues that autonomy was lacking in France's Vichy regime. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.
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the regime, he was a puppet of Nazi Germany and between the two, the people of the country suffered terrible oppression and a backslide in terms of political evolution.
France continues to this day to attempt to deal with that period of their history, and their role in the deportation of Jews to the German concentration camps. To
What Extent Was the Vichy an Autonomous Regime? The Vichy Regime in France during the 1940s was both semi-autonomous and an autonomous
regime (France and the Vichy Regime, 2003). It was essentially the result of the Nazi Germany invasion and after conquering Paris and the northern regions of France, the Vichy
became a puppet regime (France and the Vichy Regime, 2003). This regime was led by Field Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, and they directly controlled the southern regions of France,
although their influence spread throughout France (France and the Vichy Regime, 2003). When the Germans came to occupy the southern part of France in November 1942, this ended the
semi-autonomous status of the regime (France and the Vichy Regime, 2003). This time of occupation for France was a time of
horrors, and the events of the Vichy government during that era still haunt the country (France and the Vichy Regime, 2003). President Jacques Chirac in 1995 publicly admitted the
role which France played in the deportation of Jews to the concentration camps (France and the Vichy Regime, 2003). "Fifty years after liberation, France is still coming to terms
with its wartime collaboration and treatment of the Jews" (France and the Vichy Regime, 2003). Prior to the German occupation,