egypt Flashcards
what aspects complicated british control in egypt
caisse de la dette
capitulations
mixed courts
rivalry with france
why did the caisse de la dette complicate british control in egypt
they couldn’t spend money willy nilly
eg retaking of sudan
why did capitulations complicate british control in egypt
rules which expemted foreigners from some muslim made law
why did the mixed courts complicate british control in egypt
egyptians didn’t always support british
why did the rivalry with the french complicate british control in egypt
after fashoda 1898 the entente cordiale 1904 was signed and allowed britan special rights in egypt and french control in marocco
the caise de la dette no monger controlled egyptian finance
i’m what ways was britan firmly in control of egypt
baring adviser to kidive
all egyptian ministers had a british advisor and if they didn’t listen to their advice they would be dismissed
how did britton’s involvement in
egyptian government grow
100 in 1885
1000+ in 1905
what was the grand ville doctrine
if an egyptian minister went against british advice they were dismissed
who was egyptian nationalism filed and led by
middle class
newspapers
what did nationalists criticise
not tackling the kihidves corruption
poverty rates
lack of voice in gov
underdevelopment of egyptian cotton industry
why did england not want to develop the cotton industry
cause competition with lancashire mills
waht was the name of the nationalist party formed in secret
wartani party
when was the wartani party formed
1893
when was the wartani party made public
1895
what did the nationalists want
end british occupation and egyptian self rule
who was the nationalist party comprised of
lawyers and other professionals
when was the denshawi incident
june 1906
what happened in the denshawi incident
british officers angered locals for shooting pigeons
scuffle broke out and a british gun was fired wounding a wife
when leaving a british officer had heat stroke and died
what was the british reaction to the denshawi incident
52 villagers tried for officers death
4 hung
1 given life
26 given hard labour
police officer imprisoned for 2 years
who was made minister of education in 1906
saad zaghloul
what and when did britan change things with the legitive assembly
1913
brittan grant some limited egyptian rep
66 elected members
what happened in 1914
ww1
britan makes egypt a protectorate
what infrastructure was built under baring
aswan dam
when did the aswan dam begin building
1899
when did the aswan dam finnish building
1902
how long was the aswan dam
1/4 mile long
how much did the aswan dam cost
£2 mill
what did the aswan dam create
a 1/2 mile resivoir enabling year round productivity in cultivation
how many ppl had to move bc of the dam
10,000
what were the benifits of tourism
thomas cook became egypts largest employer
provided many jobs in hotels house boats excursion ect
where did the tourists in egypt visit
pirymids
biblical sites
cairos citodel
steamers up the nile
bazaars
where were tourists discouraged from visiting
mixing either local people
what were the reforms of gotst
more egyptians i’m responsible positions
tighter censorship of press
penal measure used to stop nationalism
what were kitchener’s reforms
1913 new legitive assembly with 66 elected and 17 nominees
efforts to curb nationalism
