Salisburys Triumph: How Britain Won the Scramble for Africa
In 1886, Lord Salisbury inherited a desperate diplomatic position. The 1882 occupation of Egypt had turned France into a permanently hostile foe, leaving Britain dependent on Germany and its wily chancellor to preserve its position. Over the next 12 years, Salisbury engineered an astonishing reversal of fortunes, securing Britain s position in Egypt without having to cede any territories of importance in the increasingly contested Scramble for Africa. This video aims to be a short diplomatic history documentary looking at the diplomacy of Lord Salisbury during this period. Sources: Modern British Foreign Policy 18801939, Paul Hayes The Empire Project, John Darwin The Struggle for Mastery in Europe, AJP Taylor Salisbury: Victorian Titan, Andrew Roberts , britishempire, ,history, ,britain
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