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when did the ottoman empire capture egypt
1517
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when was the suez canal complete
1869
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what had egyptian foreign debt to 1862-70
1862 £3mil to £100mil 1870
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what system of financial control had france and britain set up
dual control
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by when was egypt bankrupt
1876
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when was ismail pasha deposed
1879
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who was he replaced by
his son tewfik
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when did ismail recieve the letter informing him he'd been removed
26th june 1879
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who was the nationalist officer of the egyptian army
arabi pasha
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what was the initial focus of arabi's protest
army pay
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when did arabi form the egyptian nationalist party
1879
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why did arabi attempt to lead a coup 1879
attempt to dismiss 2500 officers and halve salaries of remaining
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what success did he have
forced khedive to appoint nationalist ministry and reverse policy
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what were the reasons for britsh intervention
strategic, trade, financial and people
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what percent of trade through the suez was carried on british ships
80%
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when did disraeli purchase the khedives 45% share in the suez
1875
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by 1880 what percent of egyptian exports did britian purchase
80%
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how much of gladstones personal fortune was invested in egypt
37%
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when were 50 european and 250 egyptians kiled in anti-christian riots
11th june 1882
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what did the british and french issue warning of military intervention
the gambetta note
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when did they send warships to alexendria
may
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why didn't france join bombardments in july
bismarck and gambetta
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when was france defeated by germany
1870
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when did gambetta fall from power
30th january 1882
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who was he replaced by
freycinet
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when was arabi pasha captured and exiled to ceylon
3rd december 1882
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when did baring return to egypt
1883
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what was the veiled protectorate
when britain ran egypt with no legal authority
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how many times did the britsh state their intentions to withdraw 1882-1914
66 times
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when was baring british consul general
1883-1907
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who did the khedive appoint as governor general of sudan 1873
gordon
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when did the mahdi wipe out the egyptian army under hick
november 1883
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out of 7000 soldiers how many survived
300
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what resulted in the splitting of the liberal party
gladstones commitment to home rule
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when was an agreement about british re-entry reached
22nd may 1887
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when was the london convention
1885
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what did it agree
loan egypt £9 million
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what was the 9 mil spent on
8 million on stabilising debt situation and other million spent on irrigation
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between 1882 and 1902 how much of govt revenue spent on agriculture and hydraulic improvements
8%
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what was kharaj land
land held by peasent farmers
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what was ushr land
land held by large land owners
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what were barings weaknesses
failure to reform land tax system, invest in education and recognise nationalism
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when did baring raise tuition fees for primary school
1901
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when did tewfik die
1892
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who was his successor
his son hilami
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when did baring retire
1907
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when was gordon dispatched to sudan to organise the evacuation
1884
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when did the mahdi break the fortifications in khartoum
26th jan 1885
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what was gladstone referred to instead of GOM
MOG
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what election were gladstone and the liberals defeated in
1885 election
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when was the reconquest of sudan
1896
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who was the campaign led by
lord kitchener
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what was the foward policy in sudan dictated by
anglo-french rivalry and newly emerging mahdist forces
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when were the italians defeated by the mahdists
1896 battle of adowa
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when and where did the french and british meet
1898 fashoda
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how many men did marchland command
120 men
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how many men did kitchener comman
1500
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when did kitchener arrive at fashoda
18th sept 1898
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when did the french drop their claim of fashoda
3rd november 1898
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when was omdurman
2nd september 1898
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how many mahdists were killed
10,000
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how many british died
47
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what book did churchill write
the river war
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