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 …showed first 75 words of 357 total…

…showed last 75 words of 357 total…Muhammad also built up a large army and conquered surrounding countries to make Egypt stronger in world trade. Imperialism in Egypt was both bad in some ways, and good in others. It helped the country bring in much needed money but on the other hand it stopped them from taking charge and setting up their own government. In all, imperialism didn't have much effect it just took Egypt longer to get to their current status.