Imperialism In Egypt In The 17-1900's

Imperialism was erupting in Egypt in the 17-1900’s. Back in 1750 Egypt was a part of the Ottoman Empire. The Egyptians enjoyed trading with most of Europe but their ports were limited in 1750. The Mamelukes held the majority of political power in Egypt until around 1811. Napoleon soon after took control of Egypt. His plan was to protect the French Trade and prevent the British from trading with India. While Napoleon occupied Egypt he brought modern science, this advanced the Egyptians into “New Egypt”. This title and advances caught the attention of England.
After the fall of Napoleon, England set out to capture Egypt and secure a safe trade route to India. After Napoleon’s reign ended, a power struggle began in Egypt. Egypt grew so large they threatened anyone around them, the British noticed and worked together with France to deny the rise of power. This began the true occupation of Egypt by England. England took control
Crops became straight cash which created lots of Industrialization throughout the country. Immigrants came to Egypt with hopes of finding work due to the exponential amount of modernization in Egypt. Examples of this modernization is the railroads built throughout to transfer raw materials. Riots broke out against the British control, they were immediately shut down and Egypt went back to providing for England's needs.
During World War 1, one and a half million Egyptians were forced to work at labor camps. Because Egypt was currently being protected by England they were involuntarily very involved in World War 1. Saad Zaghul, an Egyptian speaker, attempted to speak out against the British and fight for their independence. Zaghul was arrested in 1919, after his arrest riots and protest broke out all throughout Egypt. Through the boycotts and riots the British adviser, Milner, advised the England to remove the protectorate over Egypt. On February 28th, 1922, Britain declared limited Independence to