France’s 1871 loss to Prussia intensified its colonization of Algeria

Evidence

1871 French loss of Alsace-Lorraine steps up colonisation of Algeria 1936 Blum—Viollette reforms for Algeria: not implemented 1940 Fall of France 1942 8 November: Allied landings in Algeria and Morocco 1945 8 May: V.E. Day: Algerian revolt in Sétif followed by severe reprisals — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1710

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the broader theme in this chapter about how French defeats and humiliations abroad get displaced onto Algeria — connects to: Algeria’s loss paradoxically produced a stronger postcolonial France — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 8; French imperial expansion was driven by rivalry with Britain and humiliation at Prussia’s hands

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• French imperial expansion was driven by rivalry with Britain and humiliation at Prussia’s hands (similarity 0.94)
• Algeria’s loss paradoxically produced a stronger postcolonial France (similarity 0.86)
• Defeat in Algeria paradoxically produced a stronger France (similarity 0.82)
• Colonial military dominance ceased to be decisive in Algeria’s war. (similarity 0.80)
• Heavy-handed military reprisals in Algeria drove more Algerians to join the rebels. (similarity 0.80)
• Suez guaranteed eventual Algerian independence while stiffening French resolve to win. (similarity 0.80)
• By late 1956 both France’s military and diplomatic options in Algeria had failed (similarity 0.80)
• Algerian independence coincided with the start of France’s economic miracle. (similarity 0.79)
• By 1917 only a fifth of Algeria’s non-Muslim settlers were French-born. (similarity 0.79)
• Dien Bien Phu humiliated the French army more than any postwar Western defeat (similarity 0.79)
• The 1940 defeat fatally undermined French prestige in Algerian Muslim eyes (similarity 0.79)
• French Algérie served as a defensive bulwark against Soviet influence (similarity 0.79)
• Winning militarily while losing politically doomed the French army in Algeria (similarity 0.79)
• The French army’s 1940 humiliation fueled its determination not to lose Algeria. (similarity 0.79)
• Soustelle predicted France would lose Algeria on the home front, not militarily. (similarity 0.79)