Countries felt the need to be great in the eyes of others, and thus Europeans went out into the

world and grabbed whatever land, territory, or nation seemed convenient to overtake. In 1833,

the British government was faced with three different courses of action in Sudan: Not to partake

in any hostile action against the Egyptians or the Sudanians, attempt to conquer Sudan using

General Gordan, or rescue Gordan and have him pull out.

Geographically, Egypt is directly above the nation of Sudan. The Nile, Egypt's main source of

commerce extends down from the Mediterranean Sea down to were it diverges into the White

and Blue Nile in the nation of Sudan. Among the William Gladstone government of England,

they had a policy of recognizing Sudan as part of the nation of Egypt. Members of both the

House of the Lords and the House of the Commons both recognized that war and conque

Independence. Yet, it was a "stain" on the honor of the most powerful empire in the world since

scale. The conquest of Sudan was against the moral values of the west such as Liberty and

the Madhi and his fate held in the hands of non-European fanatics. The entire conservative

The religious crisis in Sudan was similar to the Dryfus affair of France, yet on a much smaller

brought it to the general attention that Europeans simply weren't wanted in Africa and threatened

The people that called for the rescue and retreat of General Gordan were mainly followers of

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