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France started to push to colonize African countries.
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France invades Algeria, they were able to resist for ten years until France finally took over.
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Louis Phillipe created the French Foreign Legion. It consisted of non-French soldiers and eventually helped France gain control over Algeria and Tunisia.
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Thousands of French swarmed to Algeria to start farms and estates taken from the native Algerians.
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France gained controlled over Cambodia.
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The French built the Suez Canal.
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Britain buys part of the Suez Canal.
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European countries were fighting for control over parts of Africa.
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France gained control over Tunisia.
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Jules Ferry made a speech on his thoughts on colonialism. He was a very important historical figure for France on imperialism.
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At the Berlin Conference, Africa is split up among different European countries.
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France gets control over Indochina.
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France takes the Saharan West Desert.
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Samory Toure was an African leader that wanted countries to revolt against France's rule, it did not work.
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During the 1900's Africans started to do something about ruling themselves. There were many revolts.
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France gains rights to Morocco.
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France controlled most of Western and Equatorial Africa.
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Europe controls 90% of Africa.
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Around World War II, France's Imperial Empire fell apart.
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Japan took back Indochina.
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Algeria gains independence.
