Midterm 2: FLN

Question 1

How was France’s involvement in Algeria a contradiction?

Answer 1

France, which claimed to value equality, was not practicing this in Algeria - Algerians were treated as second-class citizens

Question 2

Why was the FLN successful?

Answer 2

1. National pride motivated people
2. Equality contradiction
3. Information: free press enabled information to spread throughout France, opening people up to conversation and debate, also amplified propaganda of the deed

Question 3

FLN support

Answer 3

-half of the French population supported FLN
-Algerian supporters because of nationalism

Question 4

FLN participants

Answer 4

students from upper and middle-class families

Question 5

FLN legacy

Answer 5

police state (once the FLN was in power), freedom fighters (international community viewed as fighting for self-determination), and Islamist terrorism

Question 6

How did the French employ their own terrorism in Algeria?

Answer 6

1. During the Algerian War, they used torture to extract information in an attempt to dismantle the FLN
2. When it became clear the France may give Algeria independence, French officers on Algeria organized their own terrorist group (the OAS) to attemp to prevent this

Question 7

Is nationalist terrorism usually successful?

Answer 7

Nationalist terrorism is generally successful because of broad support (the international community saw nationalist violence as a legitimate means to self-determination) base and easy recruitment

Question 8

What happened once the FLN was in power?

Answer 8

They established a one-party socialist system but failed to provide good governance and suppressed political opposition
*cancelled elections in 1990