Gladstone foreign policuy

 Gladstone and Egypt in 1878:

• Anglo-French Dual Commission- protect foreign investors and restore stabiity.
• Nationalist rise- 1881- Arabi Pasha led a Nationalist rebellion which seized power and banned foreign investors.
• Gladstone sanctioned the snding of warships to Alexandria but France backed out.
• The uprising was defeated and the Khedive returned to throne and Egypt was Britain's first Middle Eastern power. 
• Arabia Pashi was captured and killed.
• London Conference failed. 
• Gave up Congo Basin to Germany.

Gladstone and Sudan in 1883-5- (Sudan was controlled by Egypt- so he had to get involved)

• Mahdi declared a Jihad- Holy war
• Wanted independence.
• Gladstone sympathised with the Mahdi's right to self- government.
• He sent General Gordon to get families out…