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Name: French Morocco
Type: Polity
Start: 1907 AD
End: 1956 AD
Nation: morocco
Parent: france
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French Morocco
This article is about the specific polity French Morocco and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here:All Statistics
Was the territory of Morocco under direct French military control. In 1912 the Sultan of Morroco signed a protection treaty with France. The French forces slowly occupied the whole territory of Morocco in the period 1912-1919, therefore until 1919 there was a part of Morocco under military French rule (French Morocco) and a part still controlled bey the Sultanate but also under Protectorate (the Sultanate of Morocco). Morocco gained its independency from France in 1956.
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1. French conquest of Morocco
By the Treaty of Fez of 1912, France imposed a protectorate over Morocco and spent the next two decades conquering the country.
Was a war fought between France and the Zaian Confederation of Berber tribes in Morocco between 1914 and 1921 during the French conquest of Morocco.
Was the French conquest of Khenifra during the Zaian War.
1.1.2.1917 Offensive (Zaian War)
Was the French offensive of 1917 during the Zaian War.
2. French conquest of Algeria
Was the French conquest of Algeria. It begun with the French sizing Algiers and other coastal territories of Algeria in 1830. Due to the Algerian resistance, France had slowly to conquer the interior of Algeria over the next 100 years.
3. World War II
Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.
3.1.World War II (All other Vichy France Colonies)
Refers to the events that happened in French Colonies that decided to be loyal to the German puppet state of Vichy France.
3.2.World War II (North African Theatre)
Was the North African theatre of World War II.
3.2.1.Allied invasion of French North Africa
Was the Allied invasion of French North Africa during World War II.
Was an Allied military operation to occupy French North Africa during World War II.
