Trial and error: De Gaulle's foreign policy, 1958-1964

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dc.contributor.advisorKennedy, Sean
dc.contributor.authorSheppard, Josh
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:15:58Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:15:58Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.date.updated2023-03-01T15:01:02Z
dc.description.abstractExamining key events between 1958 and 1964, this report reassesses General Charles de Gaulle’s foreign policy during his early years in power. De Gaulle returned to office as president aiming to restore France’s grandeur after a humiliating Nazi occupation and subsequent troubles after 1945. Several historians have stressed that in doing so he pursued a consistent policy of pursuing French international autonomy during the Cold War, culminating in improved relations with the Soviet Union. This report argues that de Gaulle’s foreign policy was in fact significantly characterized by a trial and error approach. He first attempted to reconfigure relations with the United States and Britain, and then sought to deepen relations with West Germany. De Gaulle’s strong preference was towards the Western allies; it was only after these initiatives fell short that Franco-Soviet relations truly improved. The coherence of his foreign policy during this period should not be overstated.
dc.description.copyright©Josh Sheppard, 2020
dc.description.noteA Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts in the Graduate Academic Unit of History
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dc.format.extentvi, 68 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/13134
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineHistory
dc.titleTrial and error: De Gaulle's foreign policy, 1958-1964
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineHistory
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Arts
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.A.

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