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The Suez Canal has a strategic location. It linked the British & the French to their colonies & reduced the time to export goods.
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Why is the Suez canal so important to international shipping?
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Why was capturing Egypts Suez Canal so important to the Axis powers?
because it was a major expore, and import resource
Why was capturing egypts Suez canal so importante to the axis powers?
because it was a major expore, and import resource
Warum war der Suezkanal so wichtig für die Eroberung?
Why was the Suez Canal so important for the conquest?
What country is just to the west of the Suez canal?
The Suez Canal passes through Egypt, so Egypt is on its west and east sides.
From where and to where does the Suez canal flow?
The Suez canal is a man made waterway that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. So the waters from the Mediterranean Sea flows thru the Suez canal to the Red Sea, and also the waters from the Red Sea flows thru the Suez canal to the Mediterranean Sea.
Why were the British interested in controlling the Suez Canal and Singapore in the 19th century?
Suez canal because it made an easier route to Asia and Africa so Britain can trade with them
What body of water caused a major conflict in the Middle East in 1956?
The Nationalization of the Suez Canal in 1956 provoked conflict between Egypt on the one hand and Britain, France, and Israel on the other. So, the body of water is the Suez Canal.
Why is the Suez canal so important to international?
The Suez Canal was built to create a short cut for shipping sailing between the Indian ocean to the North Atlantic Ocean, avoiding the longer voyage around the Cape of Good Hope, or the more hazardous Cape Horn passage.
Who was involved in the Suez crisis and where?
The Suez canal crisis was the nationalisation of the Suez canal in 1956 by Nasser of Egypt. The canal was a vital waterway for many countries so Britain France and Israel decided to invade the Suez Canal.
What happened to make Great Britain become interested in Egypt?
For a variety of reasons but they can be categorised mainly into Economic and Strategic. In terms of economic reasons it is because Britain had lots of shares in the Suez Canal meaning that they wished to protect these. Gladstone (the prime-minister at the time) even had shares in the canal himself. In terms of strategic the Suez Canal was a really useful trade route to India am so Britain was keen to protect it. Also at one point Russia was trying to take control over Constantinople (which could have prevented the use of the Suez Canal for Britain) do they felt pressured to take control of it. There was also a (egyptian) nationalist uprising led by Pasha Arabi and Britain felt that he may attack the Suez Canal. I hope this helps, sorry I couldn't be more detailed but this is fom memory.
Is the suez canal longer than the Panama Canal?
In one respect, the Atlantic opening is farther west than the Pacific opening. While transferring through the Panama Canal, one rises in elevation somewhat higher before returning to sea level, than one does through the Suez Canal. Another significant difference is the length. The Suez Canal is around 190km in length, whilst the Panama Canal is about 80 km long.
