De Gaulle’s Algerian programme initially resembled previous policy

Evidence

Less readily visible to the army and pieds noirs alike in Algeria was one fundamental reason for de Gaulle’s dilatoriness in formulating an Algerian policy: his preoccupation with the Augean stables in France herself. The Gaullist programme called for the most thorough overhaul of France’s whole political system, economy and finances—left in a critical tangle by previous governments of the Fourth Republic—and her foreign relations and alliances. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 954 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: De Gaulle took power in June 1958 offering no Algerian solution.; De Gaulle restructured Algerian governance into a two-tier hierarchy to tighten control.; De Gaulle privately favored negotiating with the Algerian rebels as early as 1957 (+10 more)

Related

• De Gaulle’s delay on Algeria stemmed from overhauling France’s whole system (similarity 0.93)
• December’s lesson reshaped de Gaulle’s subsequent Algeria policy (similarity 0.92)
• De Gaulle restructured Algerian governance into a two-tier hierarchy to tighten control. (similarity 0.91)
• De Gaulle’s allies saw Algeria as subordinate to the French state’s crisis (similarity 0.85)
• De Gaulle’s programme of June 1958 resembled Lacoste’s discarded loi-cadre with added impetus (similarity 0.84)
• De Gaulle shaped his Algeria policy during a three-week deliberative retreat (similarity 0.84)
• Algeria was only one element of de Gaulle’s larger ambitions. (similarity 0.83)
• De Gaulle’s political successes could not translate into any Algerian peace progress (similarity 0.82)
• De Gaulle took power in June 1958 offering no Algerian solution. (similarity 0.82)
• De Gaulle’s pursuit of national grandeur required sacrificing Algeria. (similarity 0.81)
• De Gaulle hid his Algerian self-determination policy because public opinion was unready (similarity 0.81)
• Challe aimed to change Gaullist policy, not remove de Gaulle (similarity 0.81)
• De Gaulle privately favored negotiating with the Algerian rebels as early as 1957 (similarity 0.80)
• De Gaulle’s slow pace in 1958 squandered momentum to the FLN (similarity 0.80)
• De Gaulle symbolically asserted civilian control over the military in Algeria (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• December’s lesson reshaped de Gaulle’s subsequent Algeria policy #corroborates (0.60)
• De Gaulle’s delay on Algeria stemmed from overhauling France’s whole system #qualifies (0.40) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 954