2. EGYPT
plays a particularly important role
- through its population size
-independence of Egypt from a much earlier date
Reforming Egypt
Train a
professional
bureaucracy
Build a
modern
military
Mohammed
Ali’s goal was to
establish a
powerful
European –style
state
Streamline
the
economy
Reorganize
Egyptian
society
3. Economy
-nationalized all the land of Egypt
-raising the taxes
-Built an industrial base
-focused on weapons production
-textiles industry
Military and Education
He sent promising citizens to Europe to study
-translate military manuals into Arabic
-building hospitals and schools
4. British administration
The ruling dynasty in Egypt spent a lot of money on infrastructural
development
-European finances took control on Egyptian treasury
-In April 1882 France and GB sent warships to Alexandria and took control of
the country
-1922 declaration of Egyptian independence
British influence however continued to dominate Egypt’s political life
