Algeria

=__ Reasons to Obtain Algeria... __=

Algiers
 * Algiers the most popular and useful part of Algeria that France first populated and annexed.
 * Algiers was wanted by France since the late 1600's
 * Algiers was the only region Algeria that contained arable land.
 * Algiers was the only part of Algeria that France wanted but it was easier to keep capturing territory than it was to withdraw.

Patrioitism
 * Charles X wanted to bolster patriotism among a tired, depressed country
 * Charles X used Napoleon's previous contingency plan he devised in 1808 to go get Algeria which excited French citizens because Napoleon was still a hero to them.

Other
 * Many criminals and poor peasants from France, Spain, and Italy went to work in the Sahara filled country so it was a good place to put the bad people
 * Major depoisits of petroleum, iron ore, mercury, lead, uranium
 * French Government wanted to convert Muslims to Christians or at least modernize them.
 * French Government gave grants of land to peasants so they could turn it useful and make Algeria a money making colony for France

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