Algeria became independent from the colonial rule of which country?

Correct answer: France

The direct answer is A: Algeria became independent from France. Colonial rule means that one country controls the government, economy, or territory of another country. Algeria was part of the French colonial system for a long period. Algerians fought for national independence, and the struggle ended with independence in 1962. Step by step: France exercised colonial control; Algerian nationalists opposed that rule; a long and violent war followed; an agreement led to independence. Option A is correct because France was the colonial power. B is wrong because Britain ruled many other territories but was not Algeria’s colonial ruler. C is wrong because Japan did not control Algeria as its colony. D is wrong because Russia was not the colonial power there. The question asks for the country from which Algeria became independent, not the date or the name of the independence movement. Memory cue: Algeria is strongly associated with the French colonial empire and the 1962 independence struggle.