Why Did Egypt's First Attempt at Industrialization Under Mehmet Ali

question 31

Multiple Choice

Why did Egypt's first attempt at industrialization under Mehmet Ali fail?

• A) Britain invaded and turned Egypt into a British protectorate.
• B) Egypt's factories were inefficient and failed to produce significant quantities of finished products, like cotton cloth.
• C) France undercut prices for Egyptian goods and created a collapse in the Egyptian economy.
• D) Britain forced an end to their protective tariffs and wrecked their local industry by flooding their markets with cheaper products.

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