chapter 17 section 2 Flashcards
attitude toward North Africa
place to expand empire
algiers- _______________ in ottoman empire
muslim state
1830-
french force occupies Algiers
for 40 years
French fought against almost continual local algier rebellions
Tunis ___________ of Algiers, part of _____________
East
Ottoman Empire
1881- Tunis became a french
protectorate
Morocco located on the
Strait of Gibraltar
Morocco was on a
strategic location
1854 french begin building
Suez canal
canal would connect
Mediterranean sea to the red sea
building/spending sent Egypt
deep in debt
Egypt decides to
sell stock in Suez canal
Britain (1875) buys __________; eventually _________
stock
gains control of canal
Sudan —-
Egyptian colony
Britain and France wanted to control _____
Sudan
Fashoda crisis
Britain wants Sudan to build
dams along the river
Fashoda crisis
France wants Sudan to
add it to the colonies
outcome of Fashoda crisis
great britain and egypt had joint control of the area