Alternate Timelines

Scenarios about 'charles de gaulle'

Charles de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II and later founded the Fifth Republic, serving as its first president from 1959 to 1969. His nationalist policies, including withdrawal from NATO's military command, development of French nuclear weapons, and resistance to Anglo-American influence, established France as an independent global power in the post-war era. De Gaulle's vision of French grandeur and his complex legacy continue to influence alternate history scenarios exploring different outcomes for post-war Europe.

What If Paris's May 1968 Protests Succeeded?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the May 1968 protests in France toppled the de Gaulle government and established a new political order, dramatically reshaping European politics and global social movements.

What If The Battle of France Had a Different Outcome?

Exploring the alternate timeline where France successfully defended against the German invasion in 1940, potentially altering the entire course of World War II and the post-war global order.