What if, perhaps because Churchill hates deGaulle, or whatever PoD you choose, that France is told by Stalin, Churchill/Atlee, and Roosevelt/Truman that "hey, in this new United Nations coalition we're building... you kinda suck, you surrendered to the Nazis and we had to go occupy your colonies for you, you're not much of a world power" and so when the UN becomes an international organization after the war- France isn't made a Security Council permanent member with a veto, and to keep it at an odd number- neither is China, for the reason- it's not a world power, it's not even an effective regional power, it's not much of a partner in WWII other than in the front that is actually in China, and so Chiang Kai-shek is told to suck it as well.
Can the United Nations be as "effective" (relative term) or goes the way of the League of Nations if France and China aren't in the Security Council. Does France not join NATO? Does France and China not stay in the United Nations? Do French Community/former French colonies join or does the French Community become an anti-United Nations?
Opinions?