https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/zbw9lxyr7doi Imperialism Project. Madison Kleinheinz en-us 2017-03-08 21:54:26 UTC 2025-09-30 16:54:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pizza.png madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/zbw9lxyr7doi/wish/158829105 2017-03-08 22:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/zbw9lxyr7doi/wish/158829105 madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/zbw9lxyr7doi/wish/158830242 France conquered Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Madagascar, Gabon, Central African Republic, and Chad.]]> 2017-03-08 22:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/zbw9lxyr7doi/wish/158830242 madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/zbw9lxyr7doi/wish/158831165 France had the largest colonial empire in Africa, having conquered over 3 1/2 million square miles, half of which was the Sahara Desert. At it's height, the French empire in Africa was almost as large as the continental United States. French imperialism was a way to regain lost power and to block British expansion in West Africa. Having a larger French empire meant extending and glorifying the French culture.]]> 2017-03-08 22:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/zbw9lxyr7doi/wish/158831165 madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/zbw9lxyr7doi/wish/159095790 2017-03-09 19:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/zbw9lxyr7doi/wish/159095790 madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/zbw9lxyr7doi/wish/159123510 2017-03-09 20:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/zbw9lxyr7doi/wish/159123510 madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/zbw9lxyr7doi/wish/159124512  In 1875, the most important holdings were in  Algeria, whose conquest by France had started in the 1830's. The whole Mediterranean region of Algeria was administered as an integral part of France.]]> 2017-03-09 20:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/zbw9lxyr7doi/wish/159124512 madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/zbw9lxyr7doi/wish/159131646 2017-03-09 20:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/zbw9lxyr7doi/wish/159131646 madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/zbw9lxyr7doi/wish/159139961 mostly explains how Chad is important to the french.]]> 2017-03-09 21:31:57 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/zbw9lxyr7doi/wish/159139961 madison_kleinheinz https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/zbw9lxyr7doi/wish/159141733 Algeria and Chad]]> 2017-03-09 21:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_kleinheinz/zbw9lxyr7doi/wish/159141733