Egypt - Imperialism
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1798
The French & Napoleon Bonaparte invade Egypt
The French & Napoleon Bonaparte invade Egypt
Keep British away from interest in India
Wanted advantage
Did not have strong hold on country
Napoleon Bonaparte
1801
The French lose control
Napoleon run out by Sir Sidney Smith
Lost interest after wasting time in Syria
Turkey declared war on France
Napoleon leaves behind French army
Forced out by Turkish-British military
Sir Sidney Smith
1858
Plans to dig canal
La Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez
Beginning of the modernization of Egypt
Connects Mediterranean and Red Sea
Funded by Said Pasha - holds Egyptian throne
60 million francs, almost = to dollar
Suez Canal Stamp
1869
The Suez Canal opens for navigation
103 miles long, 36 feet deep
Single lane traffic
Links east and west
First Locomotives on the Canal
1875
British government owns shares in Suez Canal company
Ismail Pasha takes throne
Wants to increase modernization
Egypt goes bankrupt
Ismail sells shares to British government
Ismail Pasha
1882
Great Britain takes control of Egypt's government
Arabi Pasha becomes minister of war
Try to remove foreign control
Send militia to Alexandria
British beat Pasha’s army
Egypt becomes occupied country
British Flag
1888
The Convention of Constantinople opens the Suez Canal to ships of all nations
Uphold treaty
Open in times of war and peace
Never be blockaded
Constantinople
1914
England makes Egypt protectorate
Cromer replaces with Eldon Gorst
Ottoman at war with British
Power Turkey has is terminated
Eldon Gorst
1919
Egyptians fed up with England
Defeated Turkey and counterparts
New political party - Wafd
Tensions rise with foreigners and British
Wafd party members
1922
British give Egypt independence
Uneasyness from Wafd party
Immediate independence
Egypt flag (1922)
1923
Egypt's constitutional monarchy
Wafd into power
Friction with British government
Proud of independence
Crowd of Egyptians
1952
Egypt achieves full independence from British
Egyptian Revolution
Led by Free Officers Movement
Removed constitutional monarchy
Form republic
Free Officers
The events listed in timeline were specifically chosen to relate to the topic of imperialism.