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Class Research
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
The Algerian War of Independence was a struggle by the Algerians for autonomy from their long-time colonizer and ally of the United States, France. While the independence movement is said to have started during the First World War, the war did not break out until late in 1954.1 The conflict came not even a decade after World War II, in the thick of the Cold War in which the Soviet Union and the United States competed on an international stage, and in an era in which many groups of people within Western powers held mixed feelings about decolonization. Maintaining order was important in 1950s United States, with all of the chaos of the previous decade, and there were concerns from Americans of all social statuses regarding the country’s reputation, allies, and role in protecting the world from the spread of communism.
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Taylor, Shayla, "Cold War Fears and Algerian Independence: American Public Opinion on an Independent Algeria, 1954-1962" (2024). 2024 Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Activity - Documents. 4.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/lib_awards_2024_docs/4
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4th Place, Undergraduate Division, 2024 Booth Library Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Activity