A Fight for Independence
- From March until April of 1919, a great peasant revolt
- Resulted from 30 years of European domination and how they brought many hardships on the Egyptians
- effects from the war caused many hardships and resentments among the working class
- Britain was cheating Egypt in the world market
- 500,000 peasants had been recruited for Britain's use
- unemployment and prices were soaring
- Marked the emerging Egyptian state as it is now
- At the beginning, leaders were arrested for trying to make Egypt an independent nation, free from Europeans and Ottoman Empire
- resulted in massive strikes by students, government officials, professionals, women, and transport workers
- women even became involved and demonstrated power in politics
- Peasants cut the railways and communication lines - Cairo was isolated for weeks
- Revolt was only stopped when many many troops came in from Britain and with the help of aircraft got the unarmed population back in check
- Britain declared Egypt's independence in 1922 after even more violence
Egypt map and flag
Leaders of the Revolt