French Imperialism

What countries in North Africa did the French imperialize?

During the time of Imperialism in Africa, the British and French were the dominating nations that colonized weaker countries. Together, they colonized over 95% of Africa. The French colonized 20 African countries for their personal benefit. It took control of Africa's north, west, and center, while the British took control of the remainder. Since colonization benefited the colonizers, other countries expressed an interest in doing the same to Africa. These countries included Germany, Portugal, Italy and the Dutch.

COUNTRIES THAT WERE IMPERIALISM

Why did Algeria get imperiliazed?

WHY DID ALGERIA GET IMPERIALISM?

On 22 June 1834,France officially annexed the parts of Algeria that were populated. They had about 2 million Muslims as a military colony. The colony was run by the military who had both civilian and military forces their. However, it took France approximately 70 years to be able to fully control Algeria. They only obtained independence from France in 1962, after conducting a bloody liberation war between 1954 and 1962 that killed an estimated 1.5 million Algerians. French colonial control in Algeria lasted 132 years, beginning with the conquest of Algiers in 1830 and ending with the Algerian War of Independence in 1962. Despite the fact that the form of French control altered throughout time, Algeria was administered as an essential part of France from 1848 until independence.

HOW DID THE FRENCH TAKE OVER ALGERIA?

Positives & Negatives

POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES

Citations

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BEFORE & AFTER

BEFORE AND AFTER IMPERIALISM