WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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Question
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The British withdrew from Egypt prior to World War I.
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The British were forced to suppress a revolt led by the Mahdi in the Sudan.
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Mass support, including the emergence of ayan allegiance, for the national cause grew in Egypt.
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The British established a mandate in Egypt, leading to the creation of the first democracy in the Middle East.
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Detailed explanation-1: -At a summary trial, with both Egyptian and British judges, responsibility for the incident was determined. Hassan, Darweesh, Zahran, and one other man, were convicted of murdering the officer who had died of heatstroke, with the claim that their actions had put him in that deadly position.
Detailed explanation-2: -In June 1906 a group of British officers agitated the residents of Dinshaway by hunting for sport the pigeons that served as a local source of livelihood. A scuffle broke out, and in the midst of the fray an officer’s gun was fired, wounding a female villager and provoking further attack upon the soldiers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Egypt became a protectorate of the British Empire, which meant that while Egypt had its own government it was still heavily influenced and controlled by the British. As such, the British considered Egypt to be under its ‘protection’ and guided the African nation in ways that best suited the British.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Denshway Museum is a museum in Al-Minufiyah, Egypt, 75 kilometers north west of Cairo, which was established to commemorate the Denshawai incident.