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History
Before 1880, Europeans controlled little of the African continent directly. | 1914, England made Egypt a protectorate. |
Between 1880 and 1900 almost the entire continent controlled by Europeans. | British believed that they should also control the Sudan, south of Egypt, to protect their interests in Egypt and the Suez Canal. |
English and French colonies were established on the Western part of Africa as they funneled slaves west across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. | 1898 British troops able to seize the Sudan. |
Egypt had been part of the Ottoman Empire,Egyptians sought their independence. | French also had colonies in North Africa about 150,000 French people had settled in the region of Algeria, |
1805 Muhammad Ali seized power and established a separate Egyptian state. | France imposed a protectorate on neighboring Tunisia 1912, France established a protectorate over Morocco |
Muhammad Ali introduced a series of reforms modernized the army, set up a public school system create industries textiles, munitions, and ships. | |
1869, Suez canal connected the Mediterranean sea and Red sea letting them trade from Europe to Asia |