What were the major factors for Egyptian aggression of Ethiopia ?

Answer 1

The major factors for Egyptian aggression of Ethiopia were:

1. The desire to gain control of the Nile River and its resources.

2. The desire to gain access to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.

3. The desire to gain access to the strategic port of Massawa.

4. The desire to gain control of the strategic Bab el-Mandeb strait.

5. The desire to gain control of the strategic Suez Canal.

6. The desire to gain control of the strategic Gulf of Aqaba.

7. The desire to gain control of the strategic Strait of Tiran.

8. The desire to gain control of the strategic Gulf of Suez.

9. The desire to gain control of the strategic Gulf of Aden.

10. The desire to gain control of the strategic Horn of Africa.