Why was the Suez Canal a critical acquisition of the British Empire?
A) Britain could now execute trade from India through the Suez Canal instead of paying heavy tariffs to Egypt for its use.
B) Britain could now execute trade from India through the Suez Canal instead of travelling around Africa.
C) Britain now had the most strategic port in the Mediterranean for war and trade.
D) Britain could impose her own tariffs upon Egypt in the trade wars.
E) None of these
C
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