IB History IA (Algerian War)

Analyze the torture tactics the French used during the Algerian war

1

Table of Contents
A.Plan of Investigation…………………………………………………..3
B.Summary of Evidence…………………………………………………4­7
C.Evaluation of Sources………………………………………………....
D.Analysis ……………………………………………………………....
E.Conclusion…………………………………………………………….
F.Bibliography…………………………………………………………..
G.Appendix……………………………………………………………...

2

A. Plan of the Investigation The investigation that i am doing assesses the torture methods applied by the French to the
Algerian prisoners during the Algerian War. In order to analyze the torture methods, used by the French during the Algerian war, the investigation will require first hand interpretations of torture methods used by the French on Algerian prisoners; from the time period the prisoners entered prison, until they either died from torture wounds or were murdered. Memoirs and History journals are mostly used to analyze the torture methods of the French. Two of the sources used in the essay,
The Question a written memoir by Henri Alleg,
The Battle of the Casbah written by General Paul Aussaresses will then be evaluated for their origins,purposes, values, and limitations. Word Count: 124

3

B. Summary of Evidence There were roughly 60,000 French troops in Algeria when the war began on the night of November 1,
1954.
● Battle of Algiers, one of the bloodiest battles of the war began on September 30,1956 and lasted until the 24th of September the following year,1957.There were roughly 1,000­3,000
FLN casualties (dead or missing), and 300 dead, 900 wounded French casualties.
● On July 3,1962 France recognized Algeria as an independent country.
● At the end of the war there were roughly 25,000 French casualties (killed in action,accidents,or by disease,

Bibliography: The FLN   Windrow, M. (2013). Algerian War 1954­62. Osprey Publishing (part of Random House Publisher