How were political movements in Algeria both successful and damaging to the country following World War II?

A) They succeeded in overthrowing the French colonial government, but failed to established a strong economy.

B) They succeeded in winning political independence, but failed to prevent communists from gaining power.

C) They succeeded in ending apartheid, but failed to gain independence from French colonial powers.

D) They succeeded in establishing a democracy, but failed to protect the political rights of racial minorities.

the answer would be: A) They succeeded in overthrowing the French colonial government, but failed to established a strong economy

Even though Algeria has a huge amount of natural resources, they were failed to created a strong economy due to lack of skilled workers and high rate of corruption within the government officials.

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crisphumbing crisphumbing · Answer 2 · 2018-12-02T17:55:13+01:00

The correct answer is A) They succeeded in overthrowing the French colonial government, but failed to established a strong economy.

After the WWII an anti-colonialist feeling started to grow in Algeria. Many Algerian military officers that collaborated to free France from German occupation were frustrated for the treatment they received from the metropolis. An incipient Algerian nationalism was on the rise after the war, which caused France to respond with a disproportional repress in many cities, towns, and villages with thousands of victims. The war for independence started in 1954 and finished in 1962 with the Evian Accords, by which France recognized the independence of Algeria. The independence produced a massive exodus of European citizens that left Algeria and with them Algeria lost most of its bureaucrats, managers, businessmen, and technicians. Most of the Algerian population was uneducated, the country's economy became dependent on oil, and the new government became increasingly socialist and authoritative. For these reasons, it was very hard for a peripheral country as Algeria to establish a strong economy.