De Gaulle’s slow pace in 1958 squandered momentum to the FLN

Evidence

Five times de Gaulle flew to Algeria. But there appeared to be disappointingly little immediacy in his moves to end the war. Later de Gaulle and his apologists could offer good cause for this slow and deliberate pace; nevertheless, it was over these first months that the great momentum of May and June was to be tragically frittered away—to the immense advantage of the F.L.N. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 929

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’s political delays gave the F.L.N. a vital respite before Challe — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 994 (+2 more)

Related

• De Gaulle’s political delays gave the F.L.N. a vital respite before Challe (similarity 0.88)
• De Gaulle’s political successes could not translate into any Algerian peace progress (similarity 0.86)
• De Gaulle took power in June 1958 offering no Algerian solution. (similarity 0.84)
• De Gaulle restructured Algerian governance into a two-tier hierarchy to tighten control. (similarity 0.83)
• De Gaulle’s delay on Algeria stemmed from overhauling France’s whole system (similarity 0.83)
• de Gaulle’s self-determination offer came too late to save Algérie française (similarity 0.83)
• Algerian integration was only ever workable before 1958 (similarity 0.82)
• De Gaulle’s conciliatory gestures angered the army while winning no concessions from the F.L.N. (similarity 0.82)
• De Gaulle’s delayed return secured legitimacy and independence from the army (similarity 0.81)
• De Gaulle’s mystical self-assurance blinded him to the F.L.N.’s political character. (similarity 0.81)
• De Gaulle’s pursuit of national grandeur required sacrificing Algeria. (similarity 0.80)
• de Gaulle’s backing of moderates collapsed as hard-liners took over the F.L.N. (similarity 0.80)
• De Gaulle’s allies saw Algeria as subordinate to the French state’s crisis (similarity 0.80)
• De Gaulle hid his Algerian self-determination policy because public opinion was unready (similarity 0.80)
• Algeria was only one element of de Gaulle’s larger ambitions. (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• De Gaulle’s political delays gave the F.L.N. a vital respite before Challe #corroborates (0.90) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 994
• De Gaulle’s political successes could not translate into any Algerian peace progress #expands (0.75) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 957
• de Gaulle’s self-determination offer came too late to save Algérie française #qualifies (0.50) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1056