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When Egypt was taken over, it became a protectorate, which means that if there was a war between England and another country, then the English would have armies in Egypt that would fight for them. Also, by having more countries under their power, Britain would have more power and a better reputation.
it also wanted Egypt as a part of the empire because of the trade route through Egypt, which they could use to transport goods to other countries.
The British also needed Egyptian cotton.
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British wanted to control the area and the source of Nile river.
Its main interest was to keep control of the trade route that ran through Egypt to India via Red sea, as India was one of the major British colony which supplied useful resources to England.
Egyptians were also an important market for the British industries to sell to.
They also did not want French or Dutch or any other people to get control of the Nile river and Egypt.
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∙ 11y agoAccording to Eddie Izzard, it was through the cunning use of flags.
More seriously, Britain invaded Egypt with a number of soldiers and forced the Khedivite Government in Egypt to capitulate to their demands. The Khedivites maintained the country and stayed in power provided they acknowledged British sovereignty over the region.
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∙ 12y agoIn 1882.
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