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[[Image:Algeria.gif|right|Map of Algeria]]

[[Image:Algeria.gif|right|thumb|250px|A map of Algeria.]]

[[France]] had many small [[colony|colonies]] in [[Africa]], including [[Morocco]] and [[Tunisia]], to which France granted independence in 1956.  But France's primary colony was [[Algeria]], a [[Islam|Muslim]] country in [[North Africa]].  Instead of granting it [[independence]], France offered [[citizenship]] to all the Algerians, which partly explains why the Muslim population in France is so high today.

 

[[France]] had many small [[colony|colonies]] in [[Africa]], including [[Morocco]] and [[Tunisia]], to which France granted independence in 1956.  But France's primary colony was '''Algeria''', a [[Islam|Muslim]] country in [[North Africa]].  Instead of granting it [[independence]], France offered [[citizenship]] to all the Algerians, which partly explains why the Muslim population in France is so high today.

The Algerians wanted independence despite the presence of thousands of French citizens in the country.  In 1945 there was a bloody demonstration for independence, and in 1954 the [[Algerian National Liberation Front]] (FLN) demanded full independence.  The French responded by sending troops to suppress the FLN.

The Algerians wanted independence despite the presence of thousands of French citizens in the country.  In 1945 there was a bloody demonstration for independence, and in 1954 the [[Algerian National Liberation Front]] (FLN) demanded full independence.  The French responded by sending troops to suppress the FLN.