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Morocco’s internal boundary
is in between Algeria and Morocco. The country also has political boundaries
but they were formed through war. The First Moroccan Crisis was instigated over
Morocco’s status. The capital of Morocco is Rabat. [1]
However, Rabat was not always the capital. After the French invaded morocco in
1912 (The First Moroccan Crisis), a treaty was signed called the treaty of Fez.
This act divided Morocco into French and Spanish Protectorates. [2]
As a result, the French attempted to assimilate Moroccans into French culture
and educational standards. The attempt failed and was refitted with an attempt
to use urban planning and colonial education to prevent cultural mixing. [3]However,
Morocco regained its independence from France in 1956 as well as much of its
lost territories from back from Spain thereafter circa 1956. After having been
divided, Morocco returned to its pre-colonial dynasty. [4]
In 1957, however, the Sultan Muhammad V
assumed the title as king of Morocco. [5]
Muhammad intended to turn Morocco into a constitutional monarchy. Given this
agenda, territorial disputes resulted. Often these disputes occurred with its
neighboring countries: Algeria and Mauritania. [6]
As a result, the borders are eventually redrawn. However, in a prior attempt to
draw new borders, Crown Prince Hassan, heir of the role of Prime Minister, Morocco’s
borders were drawn in such a way that valuable resources were lost to Algeria after
Morocco’s establishment as an independent country. However, in 1970, a compromise
was reached whereby both nations determined to share the resources in
cooperation. It was not long thereafter that another dispute between Spain and
Mauritania arose over the Western Sahara. However, Spain withdrew from the
dispute. The land was subsequently divided and Morocco won the northern two
thirds.
[1] “History
of Morocco,” Wikipedia, modified July
3, 2016, accessed August 19, 2016, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Morocco.
[2] “History
of Morocco,” Wikipedia, modified July
3, 2016, accessed August 19, 2016, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Morocco.
[3] “French
Protectorate in Morocco,” Wikipedia,
modified July 21, 2016, accessed August 19, 2016, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_protectorate_in_Morocco
[4] “History
of Morocco,” History World, accessed August
19, 2016, http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac97
[6] History
of Morocco,” http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac97
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