Which of These Statements About the Suez Canal Is FALSE

question 93

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements about the Suez Canal is FALSE?

• A)The building and financing of the canal was collaboration between France and England.
• B)Egypt depended on revenues from cotton to keep its independence and stock in the canal.
• C)With the fall in cotton revenue, the Egyptian khedive was forced to sell their stocks to the British.
• D)With the alliance of France and Egypt, England lost a great deal of power over the canal and the area.
• E)England forced both political and military oversight of Egypt.

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