Egypt declare protectorate when Ottomans joined the war
5,000 Indians sent to safeguard oil in Persian gulf
Kat Al Amarah taken by the Ottomans
Countrywide revolution led by the Egyptians and Sudanese following exile of Saad Zaghlul- led to the death of 800 Egyptians
Martial law imposed in Egypt till 1922
Zaghlul released but riots continue- 3,000 dead
Milner returns to Egypt
Anglo Iraqi treaty made King Faisal I (bani Haashim) King of Iraq
Egypt given Unilateral Declaration of Independence following the Milner Report- but Britain controlled defence, foreign policy, Sudan and British troops remained in Egypt.
Iraqi independence but Brit influence in some areas (oil!)
Battle of El Alamein
Egypt- King Farouk forced to change gov or abdicate for being sympathetic to AXIS