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14 Cards in this Set
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Railway supported by British
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Done in 1856, British supported, linked Alexandria and Cairo
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Suez Canal construction
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Concession given to French and St. Simonian Ferdinand Lesseps. Sultan approves in 1866, opens in 1869.
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Canal is microcosm for modern age
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-Engineering skills
-Steam power machinery -Resources of capitalism -Export oriented economy -Dedication of a St. Simonian -Opened to all nations after convention in 1888, Intended Convention (in peace and war) |
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Socio-Economic Egyptian reforms
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-Part of reform in Egypt after Civil War, Cotton cultivation.
-Consultative Ass. of delegates in 1866 -State system of education (start of women's movement) -Institut Egyptien, museum, national library, pride for Egyptian history. |
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What's happening to Brits/Eur/Germ
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-Over 1/4 shares of Canal
-Queen is empress of India, want it for access -France dealing w/Tunisia in 1881 -Germany working on railways in Istanbul/Baghdad/Hijaz |
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Egypt's internal situation
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-Heavily in debt to Egypt
-Ismai'l deposed, replaced by son Tawfid. -Egyptian national movement against Khedive, head by Arabi |
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British occupation
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-Arabi defeated, exiled to Ceylon
-Ottomans complacent -Lord Cromer is Consul General 1883-1907 -French hostility to occipation of Egypt Entente Cordiale -1914: Britain declares Egypt a protectorate abolishing Ottoman over Egypt |
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British national Movement (3 phases)
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1. Muh 'Ali's (Alawi) Dynasty. 1st International Reform then sided w/Britain.
2. Trad. Leaderships ('Ulama/Notables): Controlled by Shadowy consultative assemblies supporting the govt. 3. Nationalists |
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3 Types of Nationalists
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1. Popular movement representing the masses like Arabi
2. Islamic movement, pan-Islamism. al-Afghani and 'Abduh. Counted on Ottoman support. Islam v. West. 3. Middle class nationalist parties |
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Mustafa Kamil
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-Middle Class Nationalist Party.
-Patriotic Party: Hizb al-Watani in 1907. -Cooperation w/Ottomans and France. Encouraged by Russo-Japanese war. |
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Ahmad Lufti al-Sayyid
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People's Party (Hizb al-Ummah).
-1907, encouraged by liberals advocating reform. Changed name to Wafd Party. Saad Zaghul was big until 1952 when overthrown by Nasser. |
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Constitutional party
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Mouthpiece of of Khedive (Hizb al-Islah) in 1907
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1907
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Dinshaway incident of 1906
-Retirement of Cromer in 1907 -Japan's treaty over Russia in 1905 -Duma controlled attempt at a revolt |
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Weakness of nationalist patroitism in Egypt
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-Limited followers (mostly intillectuals) through newspapers, but only 20% could read.
-No social or econ platform to engage masses -Econ Middle Class crucial for natl movements, alien in Egypt had own interests -Borgeois party failed to enlist support of caliph/sultan or France |