After 1900, many nations used armed struggles as a way to legitimize their own leaders’ ideals and encourage their people to support the more popular freedom movements. For example, when Algeria gained independence, they began to take a more serious, military approach when people would protest or as a response to a crisis. Similarly, the French government would implement strict laws and even violence which was similar to the Vietnamese. The Algerian War between the two caused thousands of deaths and mass migration in the millions.
