French: Algerian War Flashcards
1
Q
Evian Accords
A
March 1962
2
Q
Battle of Algiers
A
1956 to 1957
-General Jacques Massu
3
Q
FLN attacks during the Battle of Algiers
A
- Bombs placed by Zohra Drif at the Milk-Bar towards the end of 1958
- Assassination of Mayor Froger by Ali la Pointe in December 1956
4
Q
French army during battle of algiers
A
- Made 448 arrests by February 1957
- Killed Ali la Pointe in October 1957
5
Q
Morice line
A
constructed in late 1957
6
Q
Challe offensive
A
-1959
7
Q
Testimonies of torture
A
-Henri Alleg’s: La Question selling 66,000 copies in 1958before being banned
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8
Q
OAS
A
- Formed in 1960 under Genderal Salan
- Week of barricades starting in January 1960
9
Q
Referendums
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- 1961 asking whether Algeria should become and independent nation had a voter turnout of 92.2% and largely in favour of independence
- 1962, 99.7% voting for independence in Algeria
10
Q
de Gaulle in Algeria
A
-4th June 1958 his ‘je vous ai compris’
11
Q
Historians
A
- Alistair Horne
- Martin Evans
- Stora
