North Africa
- Reasons for fighting here:
- The Suez Canal
- Oil in the Middle East
FUN FACT:
- Africa is the second largest of the earth’s seven continents and makes up approximately 22% of the earth’s total land area.
Summary
Because of the amount of natural resources in North Africa, it was a ideal target. The first groups to attempt to take control of the region were Italians. However the British came to drive them off. What came was a conflict that lasted for three years all over the control of oil.