Describe the role the Suez Canal played in exposing Egypt and the Middle East to European Colonization.

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Jaylee Dalton

5 April, 23:13

Describe the role the Suez Canal played in exposing Egypt and the Middle East to European Colonization.

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Aliana Sherman · Answer 1

British and France take over Egypt and controlled Egyptian railways, ports, finances, etc.

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The Suez Canal played a crucial role in conducting international trade and colonizing Africa by Several European powers. The Suez Canal connected the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean. An economic and political crisis in 1882 led the British to conquest Egypt. France also followed the example of Britain when Egypt fell in debt-driven by modernization projects in the country.