In establishing their protectorate over much of Morocco, the French had behind them the experience of the conquest of Algeria and of their protectorate over Tunisia; they took the latter as the model for their Moroccan policy.
Ved oprettelsen af protektoratet over store dele af Marokko havde franskmændene bag sig erfaringen fra ​​erobringen af ​​Algeriet og deres protektorat i Tunesien; de tog sidstnævnte som model for deres marokkanske politik.