▁the ▁role ▁of ▁protect ing ▁power ▁over ▁the ▁northern ▁and ▁southern ▁Sah aran ▁zones . ▁ ▁T ens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁colon ists ▁entered ▁Mor oc co . ▁Some ▁bought ▁up ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁the ▁rich ▁agricult ural ▁land , ▁others ▁organ ised ▁the ▁explo itation ▁and ▁modern isation ▁of ▁mines ▁and ▁har b ours . ▁Interest ▁groups ▁that ▁formed ▁among ▁these ▁elements ▁contin ually ▁press ured ▁France ▁to ▁increase ▁its ▁control ▁over ▁Mor oc co ▁– ▁a ▁control ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁made ▁necessary ▁by ▁the ▁continuous ▁wars ▁among ▁Mor oc can ▁tribes , ▁part ▁of ▁which ▁had ▁taken ▁sides ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁since ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁con quest . ▁Governor ▁general ▁Marshall ▁Hub ert ▁Ly aut ey ▁sin cer ely ▁adm ired ▁Mor oc can ▁culture ▁and ▁succeeded ▁in ▁impos ing ▁a ▁joint ▁Mor oc can - F rench ▁administration , ▁while ▁creating ▁a ▁modern ▁school ▁system . ▁Several ▁divisions ▁of ▁Mor oc can ▁soldiers ▁( G ou mi ers ▁or ▁regular ▁troops ▁and ▁officers ) ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁army ▁in ▁both ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁National ist ▁Army ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁after ▁( Reg ular es ). ▁The ▁institution ▁of ▁sla very ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁a ▁Ber ber ▁u pr ising ▁in ▁the ▁R if ▁Mountains , ▁led ▁by ▁Abd ▁el - K rim , ▁led ▁to