What changed the position of French Communists relative to the résistance?

Question

a) When the Soviet Union was allied with Germany, French Communists remained neutral, but after Germany invaded Russia they quickly joined the résistance.
b) The German attacks on French Jews angered French Communists, many of whom were themselves Jewish.
Consider This: Although committed to revolution, the French Communist attitude toward women in the résistance was similar to that of the Gaullists. See 13.7: Narrative: Fighting for France.
c) French Communists would have let France fall to the Germans, but since the Communists hated Philippe Pétain, they joined the résistance against him.
Consider This: Although committed to revolution, the French Communist attitude toward women in the résistance was similar to that of the Gaullists. See 13.7: Narrative: Fighting for France.
d) The French Socialist Party, long stalwarts of the résistance, convinced French Communists to join the fight.
Consider This: Although committed to revolution, the French Communist attitude toward women in the résistance was similar to that of the Gaullists. See 13.7: Narrative: Fighting for France.

Answer 1

a) When the Soviet Union was allied with Germany, French Communists remained neutral, but after Germany invaded Russia they quickly joined the résistance.