Which of the following was the main reason that european forces were able to put down the mahdi rebellion?
a. the english had superior weaponry
b. mahdi guerilla tactics were unsuccessful
c. mahdi rebellion had no local support
d. the leader of the rebellion died

Which of the following was the main reason that european forces were able to put down the Mahdi rebellion?

The English had superior weaponry  

a. the English had superior weaponry

Explanation:

The Mahdi Rebellion was a war that was lead by the religious leader  Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah, who proclaimed himself the leader of islam, and while doinng this called for a revolution the population of Egypt and Sudan, eventually after 18 years of war the rebels were defeated by a largely inferior in number british and egyptian army, the rebels outnumbered them 60,000 to 20,000 but the british had heavier and more modern weapons, this instaurated the british colony of Egypt.

the safahids used force when persuasion to convert from being a sunni muslim to embrace shi'ism was not effective. they also persecute shi'ites who have different views from their imposed teachings.