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What was the importance of the Suez Canal to the British?

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Further intensified control over Persia's foreign trade
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Further intensified control over India's foreign trade
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Further intensified control over Ceylon's foreign trade
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Further intensified control over China's foreign trade
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The correct option is B Further intensified control over India's foreign trade
The Suez Canal was important to the British because of the fact that they had such a large overseas empire. By the time that the canal was built, the most important part of their empire was India. The Suez Canal made it much easier for them to transport goods to and from India. it is the shortest trade link between Europe and countries on the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Because the majority of the world's goods are transported via sea, the Suez Canal greatly reduces the time and cost of transporting goods.

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