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Colonized
Europeans colonized North Africa in the 1800s but it's nations achieved independence in the 1900s -
European Rule and Independence
During the 1800s, European powers came to rule North Africa
Most of the region gained independence in the 1950s
In Algeria, the majority resisted French rule, went to war, and won independence in 1962 -
Environment
In 1964, Egypt built a dam across the Nile RIver called the Aswan High Dam