e Gaulle was persistent in his attitude toward winning. His attitude showed that France had lost the battle but not the war (Johnson). After the US government heard about the announcement made on the show, Prime Minister Winston Churchill was impressed, and became associates with de Gaulle. Franklin Roosevelt, president of the United States at the time, saw de Gaulle as a problem to the US, and that de Gaulle needed to be taken down. This decreased ties with the USA and NATO, causing de Gaulle to establish Frances own nuclear defense line. In May 1940 de Gaulle was promoted to Chief of the 4th Blinded Division, on the 17th stopped the German army at Montcornet, and on the 28th stopped German Army at Abbeville. The events listed above were thought to be Frances only victories (Cook 76).Then there was the Algerian War, when the big question was Should Algeria have their independence? De Gaulle became temporary president of France on June 1, 1958, and while holding office he formed a new government. He demanded temporary emergency power and the right to write a new constitution to be submitted for the vote. The constitution gave him, as president, strong executive powers. He raised taxes and lowered the value of the French currency, which was approved in September 1958. To solve the Algerian vs. France War, he gave them an ultimatum: Either merge as countries or gain independence with less restrictions(Johnson). Due to de Gaulles decision in the Algerian War, he lost his popularity with the French people. Even though there was no progress on the matters concerning Algeria and France at that time, society turned against de Gaulle. Algeria tried to overthrow him, and lost. De Gaulle, because Algeria tried to overthrow him, then took over Algeria and was able to appoint officers to the Algerian government and military (Cook 229). March 18,1962, de Gaulle granted Algeria their Independence. On the grounds that Algeria would stay lo...
