Egypt

= = __Egypt __ Egypt was a territory in North Africa that Britain gained control over. Britain's motivation for colonizing Egypt was to acquire the Suez Canal, which provided a shipping route between the Mediterranean and Red Seas. When Egypt was experiencing financial troubles and had to sell shares of the canal, Prime Minister Disraeli of Britain, took advantage of the opportunity at investing in the strategic waterway. Britain then appointed itself as responsible for Egypt. Egypt mainly provided Britain with accessible trading routes to India and Asia. Egypt also supplied Britain with cotton that could be transformed into manufactured products, such as clothing. The production of the cash crop though, eventually led to famines in Egypt because it replaced the growing of food that the natives depended on for survival. http://static.howstuffworks.com

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