Question

1) Why was control of egypt so important for the british?

2) Why is Leopold's rule of the Congo's so infamous (famous for evil)?

3) How did the discovery of gold in south africa lead to the boer war?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.Some Egyptians resented the European control of their economy and the extortion interest rates of the loans. In 1882, the British invaded and conquered Egypt to put down a revolt of Egyptian army officers. ... The British, of course, were worried about the Suez Canal falling into the hands of an unfriendly power.

2.Leopold II's reign in the Congo became an international scandal due to large-scale mistreatment of the indigenous peoples, including frequent mutilation and murder of men, women, and children to enforce rubber production quotas.

3.The war began on October 11 1899, following a Boer ultimatum that the British should cease building up their forces in the region. The Boers had refused to grant political rights to non-Boer settlers, known as Uitlanders, most of whom were British, or to grant civil rights to Africans.