Chapter 1: The expansion of the British Empire in Africa Flashcards
By the 1870s what percent of Egypt’s imports were coming from Britain?
40%
Via the Suez Canal how much shorter was Britain’s route to India? (Instead of going via the Cape)
6000 miles
How long did the Suez Canal Company run the canal for?
99 years
Work on the Suez Canal began in 1859, how many years later was it completed?
10 years later
In 1875, how much did British PM (Benjamin Disraeli) buy Egypt’s (Isma’il Pasha’s) shares in the Suez Canal for?
£4 million
How much was Egypt’s army reduced by in order to prop up its weak economy?
It was reduced by 2/3
How many Europeans were living in Egypt in 1882, which were partly the reason why British concerns grew?
100,000
In June 1882, in the rebellions in Alexandria, how many Europeans died and how many Egyptians died?
50 Europeans and 125 Egyptians died.
