How did the british come to occupy egypt?
a
a) the ottoman sultan gave egypt to the british as a gift to the british royal family.
b
b) the british moved through egypt on their way to palestine, and once there, never left.
c
c) thebritish stepped in to settle egyptian political and financial turmoil.
d
d) the egyptians asked for british aid after a terrible famine wiped out a majority of the crops in the region.