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The [[United States]] granted Vichy full [[diplomatic]] recognition, thus acknowledging the regime's [[legitimacy]]. President [[Franklin Roosevelt]] sent Admiral [[William Leahy]] to Vichy as the American ambassador.<ref>[http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/WorldWar2/leahy.htm President Roosevelt to the Appointed Ambassador to France (Leahy), 20 December 1940],  U.S., Department of State, Publication 1983, Peace and War: United States Foreign Policy, 1931-1941 (Washington, D.C.: U.S., Government Printing Office, 1943), pp. 595-598.</ref> The United States did not break relations with Vichy until 1944.

The [[United States]] granted Vichy full [[diplomatic]] recognition, thus acknowledging the regime's [[legitimacy]]. President [[Franklin Roosevelt]] sent Admiral [[William Leahy]] to Vichy as the American ambassador.<ref>[http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/WorldWar2/leahy.htm President Roosevelt to the Appointed Ambassador to France (Leahy), 20 December 1940],  U.S., Department of State, Publication 1983, Peace and War: United States Foreign Policy, 1931-1941 (Washington, D.C.: U.S., Government Printing Office, 1943), pp. 595-598.</ref> The United States did not break relations with Vichy until 1944.

The regime oversaw cooperation with German forces, including deportations during the [[Holocaust]]. A full revolution in state government and French society replaced the French motto "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité" (Liberty, equality, fraternity) with "Travail, Famille, [[Patrie]]" (Work, family, homeland). Trade Unions and other political opponents of [[fascism]] were oppressed. The rugby league, traditionally identified with the British Commonwealth and anti-fascism, was banned - and the sport even remained legally restricted in post-war France.

The regime oversaw cooperation with German forces, including deportations during the [[Holocaust]]. A full revolution in state government and French society replaced the French motto "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité" (Liberty, equality, fraternity) with "Travail, Famille, Patrie" (Work, family, homeland). Trade Unions and other political opponents of [[fascism]] were oppressed. The rugby league, traditionally identified with the British Commonwealth and anti-fascism, was banned - and the sport even remained legally restricted in post-war France.

In 1942 a revolution of the French colonies in [[Africa]] against the Vichy French was lead by Louis DeBois but did not gain widespread support. In September DeBois was captured and sentenced to death.<ref>Martin King (1984). "The outcast Frenchmen". WWII remembrance press, New York. pg 128.</ref>

In 1942 a revolution of the French colonies in [[Africa]] against the Vichy French was lead by Louis DeBois but did not gain widespread support. In September DeBois was captured and sentenced to death.<ref>Martin King (1984). "The outcast Frenchmen". WWII remembrance press, New York. pg 128.</ref>