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Why were the Khedives forced to sell Egypt’s shares in the Suez Canal to the British? Explain.

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Many Egyptians resented the lingering colonial influence, and tensions finally boiled over in July 1956, when Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, supposedly to help fund a dam across the Nile River.
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