Cours Histoire Terminales

Course Review: History for Terminales

The Evolution of Memory Regarding the Second World War in France

A – From 1945 to the 1970s: “All are Resisters!”

1. The Origins of This Interpretation:
   • Gaullist Memory
   • Communist Vision
   • The Cult of Heroes
2. How to Address Vichy?
3. And What About Others?

B – Towards a More Complex Memory

1. The Role of Media
2. The Contribution of Historians
3. The Importance of Trials

C – Official Memory vs. Collective Memory at the Beginning of the 21st Century

1. The Resurgence of Collective Memory:
   • The Deportees
   • The Righteous Among the Nations
   • The Colonies
   • The "Malgré nous"
2. The Role of French Presidents in the Evolution of Official Memory:
   • Commemoration Day for Victims of Racist and Anti-Semitic Crimes
   • Letter from Guy Moquet
   • The Transfer of Simone and Antoine Veil's Ashes to the Panthéon