Once Saad Zaghlul and his Wafd party assumed control of Egypt in 1924, they:
a. Threatened to dislodge the British from the Suez Canal zone unless certain concessions were made.
b. Were uninterested in industrial development, leaving Egypt entirely dependent on agricultural production and exports.
c. Came to a tenuous agreement with Islamist forces, since they were in a precarious minority government.
d. Demanded reparations from the French government for Napoleon's invasion in 1798-1799.
b. Were uninterested in industrial development, leaving Egypt entirely dependent on agricultural production and exports.
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