Egypt is a country on the northeast corner of Africa, a crucial location for Britain’s access to Indian resources. The Suez Canal in Egypt was a shortcut for European countries to reach Southern Asia and Britain wanted to take control of it. With this goal in mind, Britain was able to conquer Egypt and make changes to their government and economy. However, after British imperialism, Egyptian nationalists demanded independence and eventually they were able to regain control of their country. British imperialism had a long-lasting effect on Egypt. Some of these changes reorganized and benefited societal structure in Egypt, while others had negative outcomes.
British imperialism brought adjustments to many aspects of Egypt’s government. A new structure in the Egyptian lifestyle emerged because of this temporary British leadership. In the eyes of the Egyptians, these changes left both positive and negative effects on the country. Egypt was able to recover from most of the unfavorable alterations which they were left with from British imperialism. However, beneficial conversions that were made will seemingly remain for a long time in the future, as a result of modifications the British left in Egypt. From this time forth, Egypt will continue to have considerable British influence, but being an independent country, they will be able to focus on strengthening other aspects of their culture as well, such as art, literature, technology, advances in their cities, and having a solid military.
Egypt is a country on the northeast corner of Africa, a crucial location for Britain’s access to Indian resources. The Suez Canal in Egypt was a shortcut for European countries to reach Southern Asia and Britain wanted to take control of it. With this goal in mind, Britain was able to conquer Egypt and make changes to their government and economy. However, after British imperialism, Egyptian nationalists demanded independence and eventually they were able to regain control of their country. British imperialism had a long-lasting effect on Egypt. Some of these changes reorganized and benefited societal structure in Egypt, while others had negative outcomes.
British imperialism brought adjustments to many aspects of Egypt’s government. A new structure in the Egyptian lifestyle emerged because of this temporary British leadership. In the eyes of the Egyptians, these changes left both positive and negative effects on the country. Egypt was able to recover from most of the unfavorable alterations which they were left with from British imperialism. However, beneficial conversions that were made will seemingly remain for a long time in the future, as a result of modifications the British left in Egypt. From this time forth, Egypt will continue to have considerable British influence, but being an independent country, they will be able to focus on strengthening other aspects of their culture as well, such as art, literature, technology, advances in their cities, and having a solid military.