French imperial expansion was driven by rivalry with Britain and humiliation at Prussia’s hands

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 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: France’s 1871 loss to Prussia intensified its colonization of Algeria — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1710

Related

• France’s 1871 loss to Prussia intensified its colonization of Algeria (similarity 0.94)
• Algeria’s loss paradoxically produced a stronger postcolonial France (similarity 0.82)
• Defeat in Algeria paradoxically produced a stronger France (similarity 0.80)
• Suez guaranteed eventual Algerian independence while stiffening French resolve to win. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• France’s 1871 loss to Prussia intensified its colonization of Algeria #exemplifies (0.95) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1710