Egypt has seen its share of foreign influence “from the Ottomans in the 16th century to the French and British in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. »1. Time and again, Egyptian society was subjugated to foreign empires. Egypt was subject to British occupation from the 19th to the 20th centuries. In the early 20th century, Egypt was able to gain independence from Britain, but not after years of rebellion and protest by the Egyptians. Britain's influence in Egypt began in the 19th century and gradually increased until the "British Occupation of Egypt". Egypt in 1882. » 2 Britain, with French assistance, would assert economic and political control of Egypt when and where it saw fit. This meant that whenever an incident occurred that endangered Britain's authority over Egypt, Britain would assert its power. Britain would achieve this by intervening directly with the government or by using its extremely powerful military machine. Due to the mismanagement of the Egyptian government under Ismail Pasha, "by 1876, Britain and France virtually assumed joint control of the struggling country's finances." 31. Lang, Anthony F, From revolutions to constitutions: the case of Egypt. International Affairs 89, no. 2:345-363 (2013). Academic research completed, EBSCOhost.2. Baha Abu-Laban, The Journal of Developing Areas, Vol. 1, no. 2 (January 1967), pp. 179-198. JSTOR3. The American Journal of International Law, Vol. 9, no. 1 (January 1915), pp. 202-204. JSTORIn the following years, Britain's influence in Egypt continued to grow as that of France weakened. In 1881, France was unable to help England when "Britain appealed to France to intervene jointly... for...... middle of paper ...... ration and responded with its own." After the refusal of Great Britain's declarations, the negations between the nationalists and Great Britain. These denials allowed Egypt to get most of what it wanted. On February 22, 1922, “by unilateral declaration, the British government must abolish the protectorate and leave Egypt free to develop national institutions best suited to the aspirations of the people.” 15 In exchange for ending the occupation of Egypt, Britain was allowed to intervene in Egyptian affairs under certain circumstances. One such circumstance was Britain's ability to intervene if a foreign country threatened Egypt or British affairs in Egypt. After years of fighting, the Egyptian people had finally gotten what they wanted. 1515. “Free Egypt.” Times [London, England] March 1, 1922: 10. The Times Digital Archive. Internet. April 22. 2014