World War I dissolved the Ottoman bulwark against British control of Egypt
Evidence
[J]ust as the 1914–18 war saw the Indian nationalists make great strides, so there were important stirrings elsewhere. In 1915, riots in central Ceylon led an alarmist governor to proclaim martial law and to imprison many notable Sinhalese. They included Don Stephen Senanayake (later the first prime minister), who never quite forgave the British. In 1918 the Ceylon National Congress was formed following the Indian precedent. In the same year as the Ceylon riots an abortive rising in Nyasa-land, led by the Rev. John Chilembwe, demonstrated the growing passion of African nationalism. — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 1191 (
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Categorization
Category: Connection Points
Broader Connections
- The First World War era sparked anti-colonial stirrings across Asia and Africa
#expands(0.40) — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 1191 - Britain relinquished the Protectorate almost unconditionally
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