What is Egypt's legacy of colonization?

The British occupation of Egypt had some positive effects on Egypt as a country and in regards to its people. ... Much of this was forced labor, and many Egyptians died working on the project. The Khedive felt that the canal would help make Egypt a part of Europe and no longer a part of Africa. European colonialism has been far and away the worst offender in this regard in the last 500 years. Take a look at this GIF charting the rise and fall of (mostly) European empires from 1492, when the European discovery of the Americas kicked off their movement west and south, to 2008.

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