In 1830, France invaded Africa's largest country in an attempt to completely take control of it. The next century and a half was faced with struggle between native Algerians and French colonists that included bloodshed and oppression. This struggle was known as the French conquest of Algeria. By the early 19th century, European imperialism was expanding rapidly, profoundly affecting African and Muslim populations and posing immense challenges to indigenous populations across Africa. Algerians have faced vast types of oppression, racism, and brutal wars. France aimed to completely conquer the country by bringing in mass waves of immigrant settlers, called pied-noirs (“blackfeet”), who colonized the land and took control of much of the population. Initially the French motivations were benign as the reasons for the invasion were mostly rooted in the desire to grow economically, but their strong desire to dominate took over and led to problems for the natives. In an attempt to assimilate Algerians, France invaded and heavily colonized Algeria, which led to social and political oppression, serving as the impetus for riots, brutality, and violent opposition that met with war and terrorism. The growing European population in France served as a catalyst for oppressive actions. France's motivations for invading Algeria were initially harmless; French leaders wanted to expand French trade, employment, and culture, especially to redeem themselves after the Napoleonic Wars. However, the French view of Algeria and the need to assimilate its culture began to result in oppression. Algeria was an unusual case under French rule, as it was seen as a province or extension of France. The process of assimilation began with the dramatic rise of the French... in the middle of the paper... to colonize and take Algeria, which led to heavy colonization that lasted for a particularly long period of time. The presence of the French combined with fundamental ideas of superiority and entitlement leads to intense oppression in the form of racism, brutality, and injustice. Algerian citizens responded with nationalistic attempts to oppose French rule, but their rebellion only led to a French attempt to pacify them. Despite all efforts to remain in Algeria, the French occupation grew to become widely unpopular among French citizens on the continent, leading to retreat and independence. In the long term, the conquest of Algeria may have led to Algerian independence, but it also left both countries in a state of chaos. Algeria faced economic losses and excess bloodshed, which can only be attributed to French ideas of supremacy and greed.