FranceListe CR, n° 147 · History, geography and culture

Which continent was most affected by French decolonisation after the Second World War?

In the exam (French)

Quel continent a été le plus concerné par la décolonisation française après la Seconde Guerre mondiale ?

  1. aOceaniaL’Océanie
  2. bAsiaL’Asie
  3. cAmericaL’Amérique
  4. dAfricaL’AfriqueCorrect answer

Why?

Most of the French colonies were in Africa. In 1960, almost all the colonies in sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar became independent; Algeria followed in 1962. In Asia, decolonisation mainly concerned Indochina (1954).

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Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.

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