Essays on The Battle Of Algiers

At times, in global history one has to contemplate whether the causalities of human life are warranted in order to achieve a political goal. This is very true to what transpired in the Battle of Algiers. Throughout the film, we learned a great deal about the killings of innocents that transpired while many were trying to “better” the country for the long run. Within the film, the FLN was a politically motivated group who instilled a great deal of fear in those who were resistant to change, (Briley, R., 2016). The FLN was absolutely politically motivated because they wanted ...

Most countries in Africa fought hard for their independence just like Algeria did. Many countries from the West came and took control of almost all African soil. A large percentage of Africa lost sovereignty and total control of their natural resources due to imperialism. The colonizers benefited from taking control of natural resources, and they believed that it was a necessity to colonize and civilize Africans. Many African nations rebelled against colonial rule since they were on the losing end. Algeria is the largest country in Africa, and it was colonized by France. The movie ‘Battle of Algeria’ is ...

Violent and non-violent tactics used by the FLN to wage its campaign in Algiers and the impacts that they had

The Battle of Algiers is a movie based on the 1954 – 1962 Algerian War. The battle was characterized by blood and turmoil, meaning that the obvious tactic employed was the violent kind. One of them was the killing of the police officers in the French army. Despite the prevalence of the extreme techniques, the FNL are known to have adopted some non-techniques. One of them was mass emigration, which saw the Algerians move from the French colonies in large numbers. In addition, the chose mute resistance as another non-confrontational approach to the rule. They declined to enroll in the ...