Question

In the second half of the nineteenth century - Tunisia came under the total domination of Berber rebels. - a Frenchman built the Suez Canal, but it ultimately came under British control. - British General Charles Gordon restored Egyptian rule in Sudan with his Sikh-Gurkha army. - France occupied the island of Taiwan. - the Turks took control of Tripoli from the Italians.

Answer 1

Answer: a Frenchman built the Suez Canal, but it ultimately came under British control.

Explanation:

Due to a friendly relationship developed while he was a French diplomat, Ferdinand de Lesseps received a concession from Sa'id Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan, to form a company to build a canal. After the British invasion of 1882, Britain gained control of the canal. Foreign control of the canal subsisted until the President of Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser, nationalized it in 1956.