Nasser's Rise to Power

Discuss the long-term and short-term causes for the rise of Nasser to power.

The majority of events that occurred from 1914 to February of 1954 had a long-term effect on Nasser's rise to power. Granted there are some short-term events but they all led to an event that would end up effecting Egypt and it's views on politics. Thus giving way for a new rise to power.
Great Britain in 1914 began Egypt's turmoil by declaring that they now would be a protectorate of Britain. This decision effected Egypt for decades. Post-war Zaghul created a nationalist uprising and Britain arrested and exiled him to Malta. Although this may seem like a tiny event it catalyzed anti-UK riots in 1919. Both of these events were short-term causes but led to Egyptian independence in 1922. The important factor to remember is that Egypt had a nationalist uprising, this nationalistic ideology was what Nasser attached to in order to gain popularity and in the end power over Egypt.
The most important event that had a long-term effect was the February 4'th Incident in 1942. This even humiliated Egyptians and caused a bitterness towards the UK. Another embittering issue that would have a long-term effect was the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936. After World War 2 the economy of Egypt was in shambles and land occupancy and food shortages were a common occurrence. Britain's Wafd Party who had the majority of the land did little to create a solution. Due to this Nasser could offer equality of land and thus giving them arable land to farm for food. After the war the tension between the UK and Egypt was high. Egypt kept trying to abrogate the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty but the UK remained in the Suez Canal Zone till 1956. All this anger towards th Wafd party and the UK was giving Nasser a pathway to power and for the Wafd party to lose power.
By this time two groups had formed in opposition of the UK government style of imperialism and both wanted to overthrow the monarchy. The Muslim Brothers and Free Officers gained more and more power until eventually the Free Officers took over in 1952 the Free Officers gain power in a bloodless coup which was a long-term effect on Egypt. This coup gave way for the Wafd party to be diminished and in 1953 the monarchy was abolished and the 1923 constitution also. The RCC stated that whoever held power in 1946-52 weren't able to enter politics again. The RCC was the short-term effect of the Free Officers taking over and thus Nasser became vice president. February 1954 the President and vice president had a disagreement which created the long-term effect of Nasser attaining power since the president resigned.
The idea of nationalism and going against imperialistic Britain was what Nasser latched onto and therefore was able to gain power. The long-term effects out way the short-term effects in numbers but the short-term did lead to the long-tern effects.