The British Were Especially Interested in Controlling the Suez Canal

question 7

Multiple Choice

The British were especially interested in controlling the Suez Canal because it:

• A)guaranteed their control of Egypt.
• B)allowed them to control their mandate of Palestine.
• C)demonstrated their superiority over the French.
• D)cut the travel time to their colony of India in half.
• E)allowed them to complete the "Cape-to-Cairo" railroad.

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Definitions:

Intersection

In mathematics, the set of elements that are common to two or more sets.

Occurs

Happens or takes place.

Conditional Probability

The likelihood of one event happening when it's known that a different event has already taken place.

Intersection

The point at which two lines or paths cross each other, or the set of elements common to two or more sets.