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The answer is b. A strategic location for trade
I would say C ;)
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That is because Algeria had millions of French citizens on its soil. They wanted to keep a close eye on these people and needed to fight nationalists who wanted to get Algerian independence while often harming French people, so they decided to keep Algeria a colony in order to monitor these people and protect them.
Delivery of war supplies and delegating certain space for commercial uses.