Claire- Notes 1

• invaded to serve their own interests
• British were anti-slavery Protestants
• the British obligated to stop Swahili slave trade
• the Suez Canal and South Africa heightened interested the British because they appeared to be two financially beneficial opportunities
• the British invaded Egypte to protect the Suez Canal
• the Suez Canal made for British ship travel to India
• the tip of Africa was seen as profitable
• British hated being second class citizens
• British would not allow the French to join in the Egyptian affairs
• France eventually lost all their power over Egypte through the British army
• British took over the slave trading capital of Khartoum
• this gave British more control and power over the Nile
• British did not want control over Niger because it was a financial worry

Baldwin, Scott. "Imperialism in Africa." 19 Mar 2009 .