Algerian War Quiz

What was the name of the nationalist movement which turned into the Party of Algerian People after it was dissolved?

• Front de Liberation Nationale
• Star of North Africa
• Piero Noirs
• Revolutionary Committee of Unity and Action 

Who led the Revolutionary Committee of Unity and Action (CRUA)?

• Messali Hadj
• Pierre Gazagne
• Francois Mitterrand
• Ahmed Ben Bella

What was the name of the battle that sparked the beginning of the War?

• The Revolutionary War
• Toussaint Rouge
• All Saints Day
• Great Algerian Uprising

Where did the 1961 Peace Conference-take place?

• Algiers
• Paris
• Evian
• Egypt

What were the two conflicting religious groups?

• Berber and Roman Catholic
• Islam and Christianity
• Sikh and Mormon
• Roman Catholic and Islam

What is the best classification for the type of war this was?

• Guerilla
• Attrition
• Total
• Civil

What years did this war span?

• 1954-1962
• 1939-1945
• 1827-1835
• 1920-1929

Which of these groups were not involved?

• Piero Noirs
• Islamic Algerian Nationalists
• Soviet Military Assistance
• All of the above were involved

What was the trigger that sparked the start of the war?

• French military initiated an attack on Marching protesters
• Bomb/targeted attacks on by the FLN on strategic French groups
• Native ethnic groups of Algeria forced into camps to have room for European immigrants
• Algerian independence not granted after WWII

What was the result of this was?

• Algeria fails to secure independence in the Evian conference
• Algeria gains independence, and French colonial influence is lost
• France puts down the uprisings before any momentum is gained by the FLN
• None of the above