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Britain's imperialist activities in Africa India was known to Britain as its “Jewel
from 1869-1912 were strategic and in the Crown”. For its significant raw
defensive. materials that it offered.
African raw materials were in high Also Europe was in a power frenzy.
demand. Due to the industrialization of
Europe. in 1800 Europe controlled 7% of the
world, by 1914 it controlled 84%.
Europe could buy the raw materials
cheap and then sell them at a higher Suez canal also offered of great value to
price in Europe. Egypt. Allowed strategy, and
transportation inwrought to and from
some of the materials in demand India.
were:oil, diamonds, ivory, rubber,
cocoa, tea, cotton Sudan was of importance to Britain
because it limited the power of imperial
they received these from India and rivals to secure Egypt and therefore the
Egypt. canal.
Also wanted to convert the people to
Christianity.
Since Britain had superior Egypt did not agree and the British
weaponry it was believed that bombarded Alexandria and invaded
they used abuse to colonize the city.
Africa.
On January 19,1899, Britain and Egypt
this was during the era of signed a condominium agreement
Darwinism(survival of the under which Sudan was to be
fittest). administered jointly
In 1882, British and French ships
surrounded Alexandria and gave
the people an ultimatum.
(that the coastal defenses be
dismantled)
An army led by Colonel Ahmed in 1898 British took
Urabi, and the British army control of Sudan at the
fought and the Egyptians were battle of Omdurman
defeated in Cairo.
the army was led by
Ahmed Urabi was then Horatio Kitchener.
exiled to Ceylon, which is
called Sri-Lanka today.
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m/watch?v=ztQ9dvBY-
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Ismail Pasha was Egypt's Khedive(leader) until 1879 when he was
then replaced by his son Tewfik.
Tewfik remained on throne as figurehead prince.
British consul was the real ruler of the country
Ahmed Urabi led the Egyptian army against British forces
Horatio Kitchener led the army against the Sudanese tribesmen
http://www.trophyroomcollection.com/ivory.html
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=257513
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tewfik_Pasha
http://www.omdurman.org/
http://visopsys.org/andy/photo/img/egypt/2007/egypt-129.jpg
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/36
/Young_Winston.jpg
http://xenophongroup.com/mcjoynt/marine.htm
http://www.ceylontreasures.com/tea-articles.htm
http://fr.academic.ru/dic.nsf/frwiki/63712
http://www.whale.to/b/kitchener_h.html
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