September 29, 2026

Which product from Algeria, together with Tunisian and Moroccan output, made up nearly two thirds of all world trade in it during the 1950s before Algeria's war of independence, with a story going back to Roman times on the North African coast?

A vegetable oil
B hummus
C Coffee
D Algerian wine

Before the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962), Algeria was the world's largest wine exporter, accounting for nearly two-thirds of international wine trade. Together with Tunisia and Morocco, its output dominated the world market by the 1950s.

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