The Sultan's Stand: Morocco Under the Protectorate

After centuries of fierce independence, a weakened Morocco finally succumbed to the pressures of an industrializing Europe. This is the story of the **French and Spanish Protectorate**, an era that would transform the nation's landscape and forge its modern identity in the fires of resistance. We'll explore the dual world created by the French, with modern *villes nouvelles* built alongside ancient medinas, and witness the shift from the fierce mountain resistance of warriors like **Abd el-Krim** to the rise of urban nationalism. At the heart of the story is one man: **Sultan Mohammed V**. Discover how a monarch, initially underestimated by the colonial powers, became the symbol of his people's struggle, and how his dramatic exile became the catalyst that united a nation and led to its triumphant return to independence.