Appeal of 18 June
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The Appeal of 18 June was a 1940 radio address by Charles de Gaulle from London calling on the French people to continue resistance against Nazi Germany, widely regarded as the founding moment of Free France.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Appeal of 18 June canonical | 4 |
| Appeal of 18 June 1940 | 1 |
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Target entity: Appeal of 18 June Context triple: [Free France, significantEvent, Appeal of 18 June]
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Trial of the Seventeen
Trial of the Seventeen is a fantasy novel in the Spellmonger series by Terry Mancour, continuing the epic tale of mage Minalan and his allies as they confront escalating magical and political threats.
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Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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New Court
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Appeal of 18 June Target entity description: The Appeal of 18 June was a 1940 radio address by Charles de Gaulle from London calling on the French people to continue resistance against Nazi Germany, widely regarded as the founding moment of Free France.
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A.
Trial of the Seventeen
Trial of the Seventeen is a fantasy novel in the Spellmonger series by Terry Mancour, continuing the epic tale of mage Minalan and his allies as they confront escalating magical and political threats.
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B.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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C.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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D.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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E.
New Court
New Court is a prominent 19th-century neo-Gothic courtyard of Trinity College, Cambridge, overlooking the River Cam and known for its grand architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
political speech ⓘ radio address ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Appel du 18 juin ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Free France ⓘ |
| audience |
French citizens inside and outside France
ⓘ
French people ⓘ French soldiers ⓘ |
| author | Charles de Gaulle ⓘ |
| broadcastBy | BBC ⓘ |
| broadcastFrom |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| broadcastMedium | radio ⓘ |
| calledFor |
French Resistance
ⓘ
surface form:
French resistance
continued resistance against Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | France ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | 18 June ⓘ |
| considered | founding moment of Free France ⓘ |
| countryContext | France ⓘ |
| countryOfBroadcast | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1940-06-18 ⓘ |
| day | 18 ⓘ |
| givenBy | Charles de Gaulle ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
central reference in Gaullist political tradition
ⓘ
major symbol of French resistance to occupation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
World War II ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| mediaType | audio recording ⓘ |
| month | June ⓘ |
| opposed |
German occupation of France
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf | Charles de Gaulle’s early leadership of Free France ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
armistice between France and Germany in June 1940
ⓘ
fall of France in 1940 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage continued military struggle alongside the Allies
ⓘ
to reject the armistice with Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of France
ⓘ
Free French Forces ⓘ French Resistance ⓘ Armistice of 22 June 1940 ⓘ
surface form:
French armistice of 22 June 1940
French State (Vichy regime) ⓘ
surface form:
Vichy regime
|
| significance |
key moment in French national memory
ⓘ
symbolic beginning of French Resistance ⓘ |
| speaker | Charles de Gaulle ⓘ |
| year | 1940 ⓘ |
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Subject: Appeal of 18 June Description of subject: The Appeal of 18 June was a 1940 radio address by Charles de Gaulle from London calling on the French people to continue resistance against Nazi Germany, widely regarded as the founding moment of Free France.
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