chapter 17 section 2 extras

Question 1

Morocco’s strategic location on the ___________ made it an appealing prize

Answer 1

strait of Gibraltar

Question 2

france promised not to get in the way of Britain’s plan for _______ or Italy’s plan for ______

Answer 2

Egypt

Libya

Question 3

the Suez canal would go through the __________ to connect the _________ to the ___________

Answer 3

Isthmus of Suez
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea

Question 4

to avoid bankruptcy, Egypt decided to sell its ______ in the Suez Canal

Answer 4

Stock

Question 5

in 1875, ____________ bought the Egyptian stock and thus gained control of the ____________

Answer 5

Britain

Suez Canal

Question 6

the _____________ flowed through the Sudan and the British wanted to build ______ along the river

Answer 6

Upper Nile

Dams

Question 7

in 1898, Great Britain invaded ________ and quickly defeated a large Sudanese army

Answer 7

Sudan

Question 8

the outcome of the Fashoda crisis was that ____ and ____________ won joint control of the area

Answer 8

Britain

Egypt