Very interesting!Oddly enough but it might have led to a smaller Morrocco. No claims on the Weatern Sahara and it is possible that France would enforce the historic border of Morocco at the Draa River in the south. This could result in Algeria literally surrounding Morocco and having a coast on the Atlantic Ocean between the Draa River and the Western Sahara.
Very interesting!
Also, would having an Atlantic coast make Algeria somewhat more prosperous due to greater opportunities for trading with various countries?
Would Morocco actually be an attractive target to U.S. investors, though?Better leadership is certainly a must. That allows a stronger relationship with the United States, which would be a very nice source of foreign investment and protection from Great Power shenanigans.
Did Germany actually want Morocco, though? I thought that Germany only wanted to keep France out of Morocco and, when that didn't work out, to get some compensation for this elsewhere.It might be tough going what with morocco being eyed by both French and Germans but if morocco can build up its infrastructure keep foreign influence to a minimum we chould possibly see morocco become the premier North African power and will have a better international reputation without the whole west Sahara is mine deal.
OK; understood.To be honest, I think that the lack of infrastructure could mean that Algeria is the one dealing with their own (smaller) Western Sahara issue. There are no major ports between the Draa and Western Shahra so I'm not sure if it would be much of a benefit in regards to trade, but if the Algerians did build a port and had a road leading to it I imagine it would lead to greater trade.
Yes, actually. Morocco produces 75% of the world's mineral phosphates today, which are an important component in fertilizers. They also have other mineral resources like silver and lead, and a solid agricultural industry that IRL provided exports to France and is currently the largest source of marijuana for Europe.Would Morocco actually be an attractive target to U.S. investors, though?
When were all of these natural resources discovered, though?Yes, actually. Morocco produces 75% of the world's mineral phosphates today, which are an important component in fertilizers. They also have other mineral resources like silver and lead, and a solid agricultural industry that IRL provided exports to France and is currently the largest source of marijuana for Europe.
I'm pretty sure they were known by the early twentieth century. France's cases beli was, after all, to protect their investments.When were all of these natural resources discovered, though?