Editing French protectorate in Morocco (section)

===World War II===
{{Main|Morocco in World War II}}
During World War II, the badly divided nationalist movement became more cohesive, and informed Moroccans dared to consider the real possibility of political change in the post-war era. The [[Moroccan Nationalist Movement]] ({{Lang|ar|الحركة الوطنية المغربية}}) was emboldened by overtures made by [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and the [[United States]] during the [[Casablanca Conference|1943 Anfa Conference]] during [[World War II]], expressing support for Moroccan independence after the war. Nationalist political parties based their arguments for Moroccan independence on such [[World War II]] declarations as the [[Atlantic Charter]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YKy_YzYeIjoC&pg=PA268|title=Africa Under Colonial Domination, 1880–1935|last=Africa|first=Unesco International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of|date=1990|publisher=Currey|isbn=9780852550977|pages=268|language=en}}</ref>

However, the nationalists were disappointed in their belief that the Allied victory in Morocco would pave the way for independence. In January 1944, the [[Istiqlal Party]], which subsequently provided most of the leadership for the nationalist movement, released a [[Proclamation of Independence of Morocco|manifesto demanding full independence]], national reunification, and a democratic constitution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.istiqlal.ma/Manifeste-de-l-independance-du-11-Janvier-1944_a64.html|title=Manifeste de l'indépendance du 11 Janvier 1944|last=الاستقلال|first=Istiqlal Maroc Parti-حزب|website=Portail du Parti de l'Istiqlal Maroc|language=fr|access-date=12 January 2020|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001185348/https://www.istiqlal.ma/Manifeste-de-l-independance-du-11-Janvier-1944_a64.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sultan [[Mohammed V of Morocco|Muhammad V]] approved the manifesto before its submission to the French resident general [[Gabriel Puaux]], who answered that no basic change in the protectorate status was being considered.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IFUBAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA39|title=Emergence of Nationalist Politics in Morocco: The Rise of the Independence Party and the Struggle Against Colonialism After World War II|last=Zisenwine|first=Daniel|date=30 September 2010|publisher=I.B.Tauris|isbn=9780857718532|pages=39|language=en}}</ref>