Why did Egypt's first attempt at industrialization under Mehmet Ali fail?
a. Britain invaded and turned Egypt into a British protectorate.
b. Egypt's factories were inefficient and failed to produce significant quantities of finished products, like cotton cloth.
c. France undercut prices for Egyptian goods and created a collapse in the Egyptian economy.
d. Britain forced an end to their protective tariffs and wrecked their local industry by flooding their markets with cheaper products.
d
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