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What was the primary reason the British wanted control of Egypt east Africa and south Africa?
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∙ 6y ago
The British invaded Egypt in order to secure the Suez Canal, which it partly owned since 1875 when it bought Ismail Pasha's shares of the compagny (Ismail Pasha was Egypt's Khedive until 1879, when he was replaced by his son, Tawfik). Tawfik's leadership was endangered when occured the Urabi Revolution, where the army, supported by the general Egyptian population, led by Colonel Ahmed Urabi tried to establish a representative government. In Alexandria, in 1882, they began to build fortifications, when British and French ships surrounded the coastal city and gave an ultimatum (that the coastal defenses be dismantled). Naturally, the Egyptians did not comply, and the British bombarded Alexandria, and invaded the city. The British army and Urabi's army fought and the Egyptians were finally defeated in Cairo, and Urabi was exiled to Ceylon, today called Sri-Lanka. Although the goal was a short-term occupation of Egypt, the British remained until 1956.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoTo rob India's resources to feed themselves, improve their own living conditions and expand their regime. Because the British bought India from Portugal,
Is India a commodity or an article which could be sold or transferred like that ?.
In fact the treasures, resources and wealth of India attracted all the European robbers and pirates to enter India and taking advantage of the internal disputes and differences between the different kings, Rajas and Royalties of the country, managed cunningly in taking over the country.
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∙ 11y agoBecause they could, because thought it was their right and because they thought (correctly) that they could gain wealth and power from it.
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∙ 10y agoEgypt was very well treated under British control.
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