ColonialismXuliangliangE113Mapofcolonialempiresthroughouttheworldin1800Mapofcolonialempiresthroughouttheworldin1914Mapofcolonialempiresthroughouttheworldin1945CompanyLogoDefinition:Colonialismistheestablishment,maintenance,acquisitionandexpansionofcoloniesinoneterritorybypeoplefromanotherterritory.ProfitsandGainsManyyearsofwaroverterritoryinEuropebetweendifferentEuropeanstatesColonisationmucheasierGrowingpopulationneeds,overcrowdingCashcrops(cotton,tobacco,chocolate,coffee,tea)MineralrecourcesTypesofcolonialismSettlercolonialismExploitationcolonialismPlantationcoloniesSurrogatecolonialismInternalcolonialismFrenchcolonyMapofallFrenchpossessionsandcoloniesFrenchcolonyDuringthe19thand20thcenturies,theFrenchcolonialempirewasoneofthelargestintheworld,behindtheBritishEmpire,theRussianEmpireandtheSpanishEmpire:itextendedover12,898,000km2oflandatitsheightinthe1920sand1930s.TheFrenchcolonialempirewasthelargestempirein17thcenturyandtheSecondEmpirein1929.FrenchcolonyFrancebegantoestablishcoloniesinNorthAmerica,theCaribbeanandIndia,followingSpanishandPortuguesesuccessesduringtheAgeofDiscovery.Inthe19thcentury,FranceestablishedanewempireinAfricaandSouthEastAsia.MapofFrenchcoloniesInAfricaFrenchNorthAfricaFrenchMorocco(1912–1956)(protectorate)(89%ofthecurrentterritory)(nowMorocco)FrenchAlgeria(1830–1962)(NowAlgeria)Egypt(ownership(1798–1801))FrenchTunisia(1881–1956)(protectorate)(NowTunisia)LibyaFrenchMoroccoFranceshowedastronginterestinMoroccoasearlyas1830.In1904FranceandSpaincarvedoutzonesofinfluenceinMorocco.The1912TreatyofFezmadeMoroccoaprotectorateofFrance.InMarch1956theFrenchprotectoratewasendedandMoroccoregaineditsindependencefromFranceandSpainastheKingdomofMorocco.Thankyou!