Imperialism in Egypt and how It Hurt and Helped the Development of the Country

Imperialism in Egypt greatly injured, but also helped their development politically, economically, and socially. In 1876, when the Suez Canal opened, Ismail Pasha sold the Suez's shares in order to receive money fast. Because of this stupid decision, the nationalists began a revolution so the leader, Tawfik Pasha, asked for help from British. In 1882 the British occupied Egypt.
Politically, the British took over because they wanted to have outward expansion. They thought that because of their growing population they should expand out from Europe. …