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Which continent was most affected by French decolonization after the Second World War?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Resident card no. 147
Quel continent a été le plus concerné par la décolonisation française après la Seconde Guerre mondiale ?
Which continent was most affected by French decolonization after the Second World War?
Answer. Africa.
L'Afrique.
Most French colonies in Africa become independent in 1960. Algeria becomes independent in 1962, after a war.
The official text that proves it
« 1946-1954 : guerre d’Indochine ; 1954-1962 : guerre d’Algérie ; 1960 : indépendance des colonies françaises d’Afrique ainsi que Madagascar. »
1946 to 1954, the Indochina War. 1954 to 1962, the Algerian War. 1960, independence of the French colonies in Africa as well as Madagascar.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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