Modern World History Honors Of Morocco

This is where grasses begin to shorten, and desert shrubs become evident. Studies show that the precipitation is pretty low, ranging from 1.5 inches(38mm) per year in the west to 0.4 inch (10mm) annually in the east. (Petrov) There are two main reasons cause this area aridity. First, within the latitude of the Tropic of Cancer, it receives much sun radiation, so the air is heated and rise. Approaching the mid-latitude around 39° N, air descends, and subtropical high pressure belt results. That is to say, high pressure brings considerable sunshine, hot summer weather, and very little precipination. The great desert of the world, such as Sahara, Kalahari, and Great Victory Desert, are distributing around subtropical high belts. In the Northern Hemisphere, wind veers toward the right of the direction of travel, which is the Coriolis effect. These prevailing winds blow from the west to the east called westerlies. Taklamakan Desert lies in the leeward slope of the Himalayas, they block a mass of warm, moist air from the Indian Ocean, thus enhances rain shadow

     There were many reasons for the European countries to be competing against each other to gain colonies in Africa. One of the main reasons may be that Europeans believed that the

Countries believed that Power could be shown through most own territories, so they began taking land from Africa. Lastly, Europeans wanted raw materials/resources, and Africa

The Great African Land Race: Expanding European Territory Since the 1500’s, Europeans have been utilizing Africa as a center for trading and slavery. But in the early 1880’s, Africa became more of an interest to Europeans like King Leopold who wanted to expand their control over the world. The rush to conquer the mysterious continent began. Many factors caused Europeans to take part in land grabbing; however, the largest force driving Europeans towards imperialism in Africa was the desire for power through riches and natural African resources, which allowed Europeans to expand their economy and territory. Europeans quickly began to seize as much land as they could in Africa in order to win the great race for power.

The French, feeling threatened by the expanding might of their British neighbor, decided it was due time for France to establish a colony close to home. This idea was highly supported by the French population due to the want of the population to increase Frances might around the time of the Napoleonic wars. Directly due to a dispute between the Dey Husayn, regional leader in Algeria and the French Consul, the colonial expansion into the area known as Algeria was started in 1830. (Brown) There was much debate within the French government and population on whether the territory should be colonized in its entirety or whether only the rich and fertile coastal region should be conquered since the establishment of a colony on the entirety of Algeria would be a long and costly endeavor for France.

Many Parts of Africa were conquered by one of the great European country Italy.Between 1881 and World War 1 of 1914 Italy colonized Libya,Ethiopia,Entrea Eastern Somalia ,Abania ,some greek islands and Croatia.Italy began to accept Imperialism because many other European countries were expanding their territories all over the world and created small or large colonies.So Italy decided to conquer parts of Africa to expand their territory as well.During the 1800’s other European countries colonize Africa,therefore the Italians colonize some countries in Africa such as Libya,Eritrea and Italian Somaliland to keep up politically with the other European countries . Italy colonized Libya because of small industries and trade opportunities .Italy

Before the Europeans began the New Imperialism in Africa, very little was known about the inner parts of the continent. However, after some explorers delved deeper into the heart of Africa, the Europeans soon realized how economically important this area was, and how much they could profit from it. At the time, Britain had only small occupations of land in Africa, but after they realized that they could make money from the rich resources from the inner regions of Africa, they wanted to invade the African countries and take over. This led to the scramble and ultimately, the partition of Africa. During the Age of Imperialism, from 1870-1914, Britain was a major country, which proved to be true in

Before the Europeans began the New Imperialism in Africa, very little was known about the inner parts of the continent. However, after some explorers delved deeper into the heart of Africa, the Europeans soon realized how economically important this area was, and how much they could profit from it. At the time, Britain had only small occupations of land in Africa, but after they realized that they could make money from the rich resources from the inner regions of Africa, they wanted to invade the African countries and take over. This led to the scramble and ultimately, the partition of Africa. During the Age of Imperialism, from 1870-1914, Britain was a major country, which proved to be true

Another interesting transition in the novel is how Mernissi and the other women see that it is not just harems that are being created in their world, but they are also being created in the Western World. Mernissi has an implication that the other power countries also have harems as a means of maintaining power. Christians, just like Muslims fight each other all the time while the Spanish and the French fight each other when they enter Mernissi’s frontier. Neither side was going to give up power to the other. In the end, since both were unable to push out the other. They split Morocco into halves. Soldiers were placed near ‘Arbaoua and it was

Europe has had incredible influence on Morocco and Northern Africa, and its strategic location between greater Africa and the Iberian Peninsula has shaped its history. The area has been occupied by a vast litany of civilizations, from ancient Romans, and Arabic occupants bringing Islam, to life as a protectorate of France in 1912. The European occupation of Morocco between the 19th and 20th centuries has truly had a lasting effect on the region.

As shown in the bottom photo to the right, it shows almost all of Morocco’s trade routes in Europe, Africa, and some of Asia. This is because of similarity in government, though Morocco is not a democracy, the U.S. and Morocco both have constitutions to set the rules. Also European powers, such as the British, share commonalities like being a monarchy. Morocco is also apart of the UN and are always happy to help out. On top of their relations with Europe and the U.S., they are also very close with most of the African countries. Morocco is apart of the Arab League which is Primarily North African and Middle East countries (Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, and Yemen), they are allied to maintain peace between them.

When Morocco was colonized by spain and france, numerous human rights were violated. These violations lead to the people of Morocco fighting for the foreigners to leave their country. This also lead to a dramatic increase in nationalism in their country.

In the 17th and 18th centuries Morocco wanted to be colonized by both the French and the Spanish. This caused great tension between the two and lead to much fighting. In 1904, France and Spain agreed on a conclusion that Morocco would be split into zones of French and Spanish influence. Spain got to control a small portion of the southwest that became to be known as the Spanish Sahara; while the French controlled the rest of Morocco. The colonization of Morocco contributed many economical, political and social advances throughout history that are still seen in modern day.

The Monarch of Morocco is also the “leader of the faithful” and his dynasty is descended from the prophet Mohamed. He represents the Islamic religion as well as he is the ruler and leader of people: his words are revered and respected by everybody, his person and his royal family are sacred. This state of affair, as Orlando declares, represented a clear impediment regarding the thematic dimension of both Moroccan films and literature. With regards to its development, Orlando explains that Moroccan cinema differed significantly from that of its neighboring nations because the sociopolitical circumstances were not similar. The films made at the time of independence were mere propaganda and tried to respond to “different ministries which also commissioned newsreels designed for state propaganda” (Armes, 20). Moroccan cinema at its beginning was a state-run instrument, concentrating essentially on economic development documentaries and short films dealing with areas regarded to be state propriety: Films such as ‘Le fils maudit’(1958) tried to raise awareness about the role of the family and was highly moralistic providing advice regarding the necessity of faith in god and the importance of allegiance to the nation/Monarchy . Aesthetically speaking, early Moroccan films were poor in quality and reflect the CCM failure to build a strong cinema industry. In 1970, the CCM tried to fund feature films in an attempt to enhance production. However, the impact of censorship and the red

The war of the Rif, also known as the second Moroccan War, was fought from 1920 to 1926. Spain, France and the Moroccan Berbers, of the Rif’s mountain region, had joined forces to take control and divide the country of Morocco into even parts. The reason behind this was because they wanted power, like most imperializing countries strive for. What the invading force did not know was that this was not going to be an easy task.