Algerian civil war for ib 20th century history slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Why did the algerian civil war 19911999 descend into what. The algerian war remains a contentious event today. Earlier this week, forces loyal to ben bella put down attempts against the authority of the state in five of the major cities of algeria. The algerian war, also known as the algerian war of independence or the algerian revolution arabic. Representing the algerian civil war university of california, berkeley. The 1992 military annulment of election results led to extreme violence by state security forces, armed rebels, and statesponsored militias. Kids activities, wendy loves creating crafts, activities and. The civil war has a complex history, and it is important to explore the era from multiple perspectives. What did the algerian war mean for france, politically.
If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Coding we code the ending as primarily one of strategic shift by the. May 20, 2009 the nigerian civil war, also known as the nigerianbiafran war, was a threeyear bloody conflict with a death toll numbering more than one million people. The algerian civil war that began in 1992 has gained notoriety for several reasons. Grant, commander of the union army, at appomattox court. A smart powerpoint presentation covering 6 of the major causes of the war. The algerian civil war began in 1992 after the algerian military staged a coup detat to prevent the islamic salvation front fis from winning the second round of what would have been the. Algerian civil war algerian civil war 19922002 islamic guerillas attempted to overthrow the militarybased secular government which took power in a 1992 coup. This is an additional case study on the algerian war, to accompany the coursebook causes, practices and effects of wars in the history for the ib diploma paper 2 series. Abraham lincoln, harriet tubman, the emancipation proclamation, the gettysburg address, slavery, abolitionists, the union, and the confederacy. A chronology of the algerian war of independence the. Even today, the war is known in the arab world as the revolution of a million martyrs in honor of the high algerian casualty rate.
Civil war coloring page students of all ages can use the coloring pages to illustrate a notebook or lap book depicting facts theyve learned about the civil war. The war began slowly as it first appeared the government had successfully crushed the islamist movement, but armed groups emerged to fight jihad and by 1994, violence had. The algerian civil war was an armed conflict between the algerian government and various islamist rebel groups which began in 1991. The algerian civil war began after the military coup which voided election results which would have given power to fundamentalist islamic political parties. Algerian war, also called algerian war of independence, 195462 war for algerian independence from france. Following the youth riots of october 1988, algeria experienced the first serious. However, a bloody and brutal civil war during the 1990s has left. Guerre dalgerie or revolution algerienne was fought between france and the algerian national liberation front french. For our other educational materials on this period in united states history, click here.
The conflict effectively ended with a government victory, following the surrender of the islamic salvation army and the 2002 defeat of the armed islamic group. List of massacres during the algerian civil war wikipedia. More than 60% of algerias factories are closed, half of its labor force is idle, more than 95% of the its teachers and about 850,000 of its skilled workers have gone to. Many massacres were committed during the algerian civil war that began in 1991. The movement for independence began during world war i 191418 and gained momentum after french promises of greater selfrule in algeria went unfulfilled after world war ii 193945. It originated in a democratic process that came to an abrupt halt and had massacres of civilians that were shocking in their scale and atrocity. In national politics, sectionalism often comes before separatism. Literature, history, and the state addresses the way the algerian civil war has been portrayed in 1990s novelistic literature. Nov 02, 2012 here you will find support materials for the case studies of the cambridge ib history coursebook paper 2. Nov 22, 2014 but because the artist is from algeria, another far more specific reference may be intended the fate of the female schoolteachers and doctors murdered by islamists during the algerian civil war in the 1990s. Algerian women in the liberation struggle and the civil. Here you will find support materials for the case studies of the cambridge ib history coursebook paper 2. Repeated viewings of gillo pontecorvos brilliant 1966 film the battle of algiers, as well as florent siris 2007 film intimate enemies, have made a lasting impression on me.
In 1954 the national liberation front fln began a guerrilla war against france and sought. In a political context, sectionalism is loyalty to the interests of ones own. Algerian civil war 19922002islamic guerillas attempted to overthrow the militarybased secular government which took power in a 1992 coup. Secession of the south supported with worksheets, tasks and activities. I have been a long time student of algeria s war of independence, which took place from 1954 to 1962. The algerian civil war was a conflict in algeria, starting in 1991 and continuing to a diminished extent up to the present. The scope and tenor of the algerian civil war escalated dramatically in 1993 with the emergence of the gia, which quickly distinguished itself from other armed groups through its willingness to use extreme forms of violence. Lee, commander of the confederate army, surrendered to general ulysses s. In 1965, algerias leading military man, houari boumedienne, took power and ben bella returned to the imprisonment he had suffered under the french. According to historian benjamin stora, one of the leading historians on the algerian war, memories concerning the war remain fragmented, with no common ground to speak of. It is certainly a war of decolonization and even though some of the authors and the public debate frames it as a war. Algerian civil war mcgill school of computer science.
The algerian war of independence masaryk university. This french and indian war map activity will help students understand the territory changes that occurred between 1754 the start of the french and indian war and 1763 the end of the french and indian war by completing two maps of north american, one from 1754 and one from 1763. The armed islamic group gia claimed responsibility for many of them, while for others no group has claimed responsibility. Having commenced seven years after nigeria gained independence from britain, the war began with the secession of the southeastern region of the nation on may 30, 1967, when it declared itself. Algerias black decade still weighs heavily much like its neighbors, algeria faces high unemployment, corruption and poverty. Union and established the confederate states of america, which eventually led to the american civil war. Worksheets for a history lesson on the french and indian war. Pdf on jan 1, 2007, jonah schulhoferwohl and others published civil war in algeria, 1992present find, read and cite all the. Socialist schemes by the president of algeria, ahmed ben bella, did not work well and created discontent. There is no such thing as a history of the algerian war. The algerian civil war was a civil war in algeria fought between the algerian government and. The military responded with brutality, leading the country to civil war. The war between france and the algerian people, in the middle of the 20th century, was one of the deadliest and most cruel conflicts of its kind in that century.
Sectionalism is a tendency among people to blindly e expense of the whole. It is estimated to have cost between 150,000 and 200,000 lives. The nigerian civil war, also known as the nigerianbiafran war, was a threeyear bloody conflict with a death toll numbering more than one million people. Dalia ghanemyazbeck notes the similarities between the armed islamic group gia during the algerian civil war of the 1990s and present day isis. Algerian women in the liberation struggle and the civil war. The algerian civil war was a civil war in algeria fought between the algerian government and various islamic rebel groups from 26 december 1991 following a coup negating an islamist electoral victory to 8 february 2002.
What followed was a nightmarish spiral into civil war that has taken, by some estimates, the lives of 100,000 people. Algerian civil war has been portrayed in 1990s novelistic literature. The algerian civil war began after the military coup which voided election results which would have given power to. Civil war, or the second algerian war, or the events of al geria by p ierre bourdieu, who was not happy with the explanation made by som e that the violence was. Following the election of president abraham lincoln in 1860, decades of tensions between the north and south, primarily over slavery and states rights, exploded. Representation, civil war and humanitarian intervention. Fort necessity, battle of quebec, ohio valley, militia, redcoats, james wolfe, lord william pitt, montcalm, skirmish, benjamin f. Attention to the details of the algerian civil war also offers a promising opportunity to refine theories of. Apr 17, 2009 algerian civil war for ib 20th century history slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. French and indian war worksheet teachers pay teachers. Civil war comprehension in history worksheets, premium worksheets, reading comprehension worksheets, social studies worksheets, united states worksheets this worksheet is ideal for both social studies and language arts lessons, as it teaches about the civil war, while also expanding a students reading comprehension. Sectionalism is a tendency among people to blindly e. Hymeredeth we ha worksheets, lesson planning wendy piersall african american history, american history, civil war, history for kids, history lessons, history worksheet, patriotic, president, war history, women in history. They almost broke out into civil war over the issue of algerian independence.
The algerian war of independence was a brutal and bitter struggle, one which continues to haunt both countries today. Apr 25, 2011 algerias black decade still weighs heavily much like its neighbors, algeria faces high unemployment, corruption and poverty. United nations from 19571959 inscription on the agenda of. The causes of the american civil war teaching resources. An important watershed in this war was the massacre of civilians by the fln near the town of philippeville in august 1955. Basically consisted of ceasefire arrangements, prisoner releases, the recognition of full sovereignty and right to selfdetermination of algeria, in addition to guarantees of protection, non. Made after 4th republic democratic, but politically unstable.
Algerian problem, from 19571959, told from an algerian perspective. Pages in category algerian civil war the following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This lesson would be included in a section of instruction about the causes of the civil war. After the war there was concern that the proclamation, as a war measure, had not made the elimination of slavery. The country went through a civil war that descended into a bloody chaos that few can reconcile with. Includes a short piece of verse, a fact sheet, a 10 question shortanswer worksheet, and a puzzle. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Why did the algerian civil war 19891999 descend into what has been. The american civil war was fought between the northern and southern states of the united states between 1861 and 1865. Algerian revolt against france led to 5th republic in 1958 and still in tact.
It attends to the way in which particular representations of algerian violence were problematised within, and crossproblematised with, prevailing international security discourses and practices, especially the concurrently emergent litterature on civil wars and armed humanitarian intervention. The algerian civil war in the 1990s appears as a separate case in this study. Atrocities 19921998 the islamist insurgency that began in 1992 struggled to maintain a unified front, but its weaknesses were further exploited and exacerbated by the governments tactics. In the words of one literary critic, the algerian war has been, in a sense, one big murder mystery. The conflict is not well known in the west, for a variety of reasons, and my goal here is to provide a general. Oil and the eruption of the algerian civil war econstor. Algerias dirty war in the 1990s led to approximately 150,000 deaths and at least 7,000 disappeared. Pdf civil war in algeria, 1992present researchgate. This paper tries to answer some perplexing questions surrounding the algerian civil war of the 1990. Algeria, 19541962 was immediately proclaimed by experts from all sides of the political spectrum to. In addition to generating a widespread sense of fear, the massacres effected migration from and depopulation of the worstaffected areas. The algerian civil war that began in 1992 has gained notoriety for.
Photo by thierry ehrmann in an oped for the national, dr. Approaching algeria from a comparative perspective on civil wars allows a synthesis of the insights of previous research and a comprehensive understanding of the war. If before the world war i the only viable opposition were the young algerians and the participation of the population was limited, the momentum of the different opposition groups started to grow between the wars and after world war ii there were masses of algerian. Graffiti portrait of algerian terrorist leader mokhtar belmokhtar. Aug 07, 2015 the military responded with brutality, leading the country to civil war. What the algerian civil war can teach us about combating isis. Aug 17, 2015 the algerian war of independence was a brutal and bitter struggle, one which continues to haunt both countries today. She makes the case that strategies of decay and infiltration used to combat the gia. How did the artist want you to experience this piece. Civil war from its start at fort sumter to the surrender at appomattix, these miniplays, passages, study tools, and civil war worksheets focus on the figures and events of the civil war.