Africa in the Age of Imperialism - Saskatoon Public Schools
Africa in the Age of Imperialism - Saskatoon Public Schools
Africa in the Age of Imperialism - Saskatoon Public Schools
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North <strong>Africa</strong> –<br />
The Egyptian Empire<br />
• When Napoleon <strong>in</strong>vaded Egypt <strong>in</strong> 1798,<br />
Egyptians broke away from Ottoman<br />
rule. The French <strong>in</strong>vasion sparked a<br />
long civil war.<br />
• Muhammed Ali Pasha (1769-1849),<br />
who had led Egyptian resistance to <strong>the</strong><br />
French <strong>in</strong>vasion, seized control <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
country <strong>in</strong> 1805.