Pied noir factions demanded a second front against FLN and Paris alike.

Evidence

Although differing degrees of violence were advocated by these various pied noir factions in Algiers, all basically agreed on one thing: a “second front” should be opened, both against F.L.N. terrorism and the government in Paris, and now. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 462

Categorization

• DEFINE: Explicitly defines ‘second front’ as the pied noir doctrine of fighting both FLN terrorism and the metropolitan government simultaneously.
• XREF: connects to: The bazooka assassination attempt stemmed from pied noir ultras, not the FLN; The pied noir lobby immediately demanded violent suppression of the revolt; Desperation drove the poorer pieds noirs to rally to the O.A.S. as their protector (+3 more)

Related

• The pied noir lobby immediately demanded violent suppression of the revolt (similarity 0.92)
• The bazooka assassination attempt stemmed from pied noir ultras, not the FLN (similarity 0.92)
• Desperation drove the poorer pieds noirs to rally to the O.A.S. as their protector (similarity 0.87)
• Algerian revolutionaries split between moderates and hard-liners over the pied noir presence (similarity 0.85)
• The pieds noirs, not Muslims, triggered the events sealing Algérie française’s fate (similarity 0.85)
• Algeria’s moderate third force was crushed between the F.L.N. and the O.A.S. (similarity 0.84)
• The Algerian war’s decisive turning point came from the pieds noirs, not the FLN. (similarity 0.84)
• Pieds noirs never honestly wanted Algérie française but a protected white-ruled Algeria (similarity 0.83)
• Desperate pieds noirs rallied to the O.A.S. to reverse their decline (similarity 0.81)
• Pied noir soldiers balked at shooting Muslim demonstrators to save Algérie française (similarity 0.81)
• A broad front of ex-ministers formed around Algérie française in 1960. (similarity 0.81)
• Every French reform effort in Algeria was blocked by pied noir pressure groups (similarity 0.80)
• Moderate third-force politics died squeezed between FLN and OAS (similarity 0.80)
• Pied noir survival in Algeria was untenable even without O.A.S. violence (similarity 0.80)
• Pied noir denial and metropolitan distraction forestalled any French response to the revolt (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Desperate pieds noirs rallied to the O.A.S. to reverse their decline #expands (0.60) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1487
• Algerian revolutionaries split between moderates and hard-liners over the pied noir presence #expands (0.50) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1435
• Interior-exterior rivalry among leaders threatened the F.L.N. as much as French pressure. #contradicts (0.35)