- France invaded Algeria on May 16, 1830 and gained control by 1847
- Controlled all of what is now Algeria by 1914
- Revolution in 1962 ended French colonization in Algeria
Major players (key terms):
- Napoleon III took power in 1852
- Frantz Faron was a Frenchie who was a social revolutionist and supporter of the nationalist movement for Algeria
- Abd-al-Kader was a young Algerian military commander that lead a national army of 100,000+ in jihad against the French
- Ahmed Ben Bella used soccer as a platform to become the first president of independent Algeria
How it happened:
- French brought over a huge fleet of ships
- the "dey" surrendered
Why colonize:
- open markets
- more trading outlets
- France was having some domestic problems with people questioning the authority of their government so a military victory abroad would help to establish the monarchy
How colonized/free:
- Depending on who ruled Algeria periods of limited and total occupation
- Algeria requested independence after helping to fight off Nazis during World War II, but it was denied
- Led to revolution
Comparison between societies:
- Religious differences
- Algeria = Islamic country and France = Christian
- Difficult for Muslim Algerians to become French citizens during colonial rule
Cultural effects:
- Jihad (war justified by Islam)
- Napoleon III supported the Arabs
Political stability:
- Algeria built up its army under Abd-al-Kader in early French colonial rule
- Revolution started in 1954
- Both wars when French initially colonized and when Algeria started revolution in 1954 were very violent
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