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    The British colonized Egypt in the late 19th century for economic and strategic reasons. Egypt's location along the Suez Canal was important for maintaining control of trade routes to India. Egypt also had a thriving cotton industry that benefited Britain. While nominally a protectorate, Britain exerted significant control over Egypt's political system. There was some resistance from Egyptians to British rule, such as the Denshawai Incident where villagers were severely punished after attacking British officers.

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    The British colonized Egypt in the late 19th century for economic and strategic reasons. Egypt's location along the Suez Canal was important for maintaining control of trade routes to India. Egypt also had a thriving cotton industry that benefited Britain. While nominally a protectorate, Britain exerted significant control over Egypt's political system. There was some resistance from Egyptians to British rule, such as the Denshawai Incident where villagers were severely punished after attacking British officers.

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    The British colonized Egypt in the late 19th century for economic and strategic reasons. Egypt's location along the Suez Canal was important for maintaining control of trade routes to India. Egypt also had a thriving cotton industry that benefited Britain. While nominally a protectorate, Britain exerted significant control over Egypt's political system. There was some resistance from Egyptians to British rule, such as the Denshawai Incident where villagers were severely punished after attacking British officers.

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    British Colonies - Egypt

    Luisa, Mia, Emilia, Hannah, Sarah, Beke


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    1. Timeline : Egyptian history/colonisation

    2. Why Egypt?

    3. Economical aspects/Egyptian industries

    4. Egypt as a colony, political situation

    5. Incidents / Violence against Egyptians

    6. primary source analysis


    Timeline/Egyptian History
    Why Egypt?
    Important polítical and
    economic effects

    Keep control of the trade route

    Important market for British


    industries

    Suez Canal
    The Egyptian industry
    American civil war weakened American economy

    Egypts cotton production thrived and attracted large amounts of money


    How did the British Empires´ economy bene t
    from the Suez Canal?

    Egypts´ geographical position

    Better connection to India

    —> shortened the waterway, making the trips much


    faster and trade easier

    More ef cient export and import


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    Egypt- Colony or Protectorate?
    through control of the Suez Canal,
    British had great power in Egypt

    not technically considered a colony,


    but mostly controlled by the British

    of cially a protectorate in 1914

    Egyptian government was kept as a


    facade, but rebellion against the
    British was not very successful at rst
    https://histclo.com/essay/war/ww1/cou/me-na/w1c-egy.html
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    The Denshawai incident
    British army of cers were hunting pigeons —> accidentally injured a wife of a prayer leader

    Of cers attacked by villagers—> one of cer died

    British response:

    52 villagers arrested

    4 villagers were sentenced to death

    2 villagers were life sentenced

    26 villagers were given other hard punishments


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    Egyptian opposition/political situation
    muslim activists, making the rebellion more pan-islamic rather than Egyptian

    1907 the “Hizb al-Umma” (party of the people) wanted social reform

    Britain willing to cooperate, but 1910 assassination of prime minister

    Kitchener ruled after that, power hungry but also pushed some reforms like voting rights for wealthy
    landowners

    great war lead Britain to of cially claim Egypt and found sultanate, appointed pro-British sultan

    during the war, Egypt as a base for British warfare

    gained independence through several revolution after the rst world war
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    primary source analysis

    https://
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    c.uk/
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    displays
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    con ictin
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    chronolo
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    sources
    text M9: the development of modern states, RAAbits bilingual Geschichte

    https://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/egypt.htm

    https://www.britannica.com/place/Egypt/From-the-French-to-the-British-occupation-1798-1882

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13315719

    https://www.ducksters.com/geography/country/egypt_history_timeline.php

    https://www.skyminds.net/american-civil-war-1861-1865/

    https://www.bavarian-studies.org/2020-murr/

    https://www.studysmarter.de/schule/englisch/landeskunde-englisch/american-civil-war/

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-american-civil-war-built-egypts-vaunted-cotton-industry-
    and-changed-country-forever-180959967/

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