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Good Afternoon!!. NVC Imperialism in the Middle East The British Occupation of Egypt Essential Question : How did Egyptians react to the British occupation of Egypt? Homework : complete Egypt Imperialism activity if needed, revise Congo Prompt. Imperialism and the Middle East.
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Good Afternoon!! • NVC • Imperialism in the Middle East • The British Occupation of Egypt Essential Question: How did Egyptians react to the British occupation of Egypt? Homework: complete Egypt Imperialism activity if needed, revise Congo Prompt
Imperialism and the Middle East • Geopolitics: interest in land because of its strategic location or natural resources • Example: Middle East • Ottoman Empire • Giant Muslim empire controls Middle East • 1853 Crimean War shows that the Ottoman Empire is in decline
Europeans Grab Territory • Egypt • Strategic location at head of Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea • 1869 European powers build Suez Canal in Egypt: lifeline for European trade • 1870s Britain has indirect control of Egypt • Egypt semi-independentas long as it is “well-run and hospitable” to Europeans • 1882 Britain occupies Egypt
Opening Up your Textbook… How did Egyptians react to the British occupation of Egypt?