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In which year was the Suez Canal opened?
In which year was the Suez Canal opened?
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The correct option is D 1869
D. 1869
Labor
disputes and a cholera epidemic slowed construction, and the Suez Canal was not
completed until 1869–four years behind schedule. On November 17, 1869, the Suez
Canal was opened to navigation. Ferdinand de Lesseps would later attempt,
unsuccessfully, to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama.
D. 1869
Labor disputes and a cholera epidemic slowed construction, and the Suez Canal was not completed until 1869–four years behind schedule. On November 17, 1869, the Suez Canal was opened to navigation. Ferdinand de Lesseps would later attempt, unsuccessfully, to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama.
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