What was the main reason for building the suez canal?

- increasing russian naval ports in the middle east

- allowing indian merchants to reach the eastern coast of africa

- increasing europeans trade with the middle east and asia

- allowing the french military to bring weapons to asia

Option: C. Increasing Europeans trade with the Middle East and Asia

Explanation:

The Suez Canal became the first man-made canal, constructed by Ferdinand de Lesseps in 1869. The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. The canal divides Africa from Asia, it is the quickest maritime route between Europe and Asia,  through the Indian Ocean. The trading became the purpose of the canal, also easier for the European to control colonies in Asia.  The construction of the Suez Canal began in 1859 up to 1869 by the Suez Canal Company.

it was the new england colonies.

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formulating the initial idea for the policy

answer is c.