Algeria: Country to Colony
Throughout history, there have been invasions and occupations. Starting with Alexander The Great, the idea came about that with land came power. The mid 1800’s brought about a resurgence of countries, mainly France and England, wanting more land. But unlike the past 400 years where the new land that was added was completely new land inhabited only by uncivilized savages, the land now being added was already inhabited with “civilized” people with their own government. This colonial period lasted for about one hundred to one hundred fifty years and left a lasting impact on the countries that were withdrawn from. Algeria, in North Africa, is one such country. Occupied by the French from 1830 to 1962 life during occupation cast a shadow over what life would be like in Algeria when France would no longer be there. France invaded Algeria in 1830 under the pretense that the Algerian government had insulted the French consul in Algiers. In reality, the invasion was a ploy by the reinstated French monarchy to revive its domestic popularity. After the invasion of Algiers the French army was sent out to acquire the agricultural land from the Algerian people. When the Europeans began to colonize Algeria
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Approximate Word count = 957
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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