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it gave them access to the Middle East by water
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Why was Egypt important to Europeans in the nineteenth century?
Europeans were interested in Egypt because they wanted to build a canal east of Cairo to connect the Mediterranean and red seas.
Why was Egypt important Europeans in the nineteenth century?
Europeans were interested in Egypt because they wanted to build a canal east of Cairo to connect the Mediterranean and red seas.
Why was the Suez Canal particularly important to Britain?
The Suez Canal was important to Britain because it provided a crucial shortcut for British ships traveling between Europe and its colonies in Asia and Africa. This allowed for faster and more efficient trade and military movements, strengthening Britain's global influence and power.
What waterway did Europeans migrate to the US?
Eerie canal.
How was the Suez Canal used?
The Suez Canal is and was used to for transportation of goods/supplies and people. When the Suez Canal was built, it was meant for transporting goods from South Asia to Europe. The Suez Canal was originally built by the French, but Great Britain bought it from them when it was completed and the canal became an important foothold in WWI and WWII.
Great Britain was interested in Egypt because Britain wanted to control the?
Suez Canal. It was a crucial canal that was used to transport goods.
Great Britain was interested in Egypt because Britain wanted to control?
Suez Canal. It was a crucial canal that was used to transport goods.
What canal did Israel Great Britain and France fight for?
The Suez Canal in 1956
Which nation purchased the Suez canal in 1875 and later made Egypt a protectorate?
In 1875, Egypt found itself in debt. As a result it chose to sell its shares of the Suez Canal to Great Britain. The Suez Canal is strategic for trade and defense purposes.
What is the canal that the europeans want from Africa?
You may mean Suez Canal . This allows ships to pass from the Mediterranean to the Indian ocean.
Suez Canal was made by which country?
Britain
What company was the Suez Canal was built by?
he Suez Canal was built by a company from which country?
