On October 1, 1954, an Algerian resistance movement broke out in Casbah, the capital of French Algeria, centered around Algiers. This was caused by th[Expand All]
On October 1, 1954, an Algerian resistance movement broke out in Casbah, the capital of French Algeria, centered around Algiers. This was caused by the Arabs' hatred of the long-term French rule. People were causing trouble everywhere. The French government realized the severity of the situation and, on October 7, 1957, dispatched General Machu with an army of 400,000 to the Slam region. However, riots continued to occur frequently, and the French crackdown began to escalate.[Collapse]
