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A 6,000 Mile Shortcut 1869
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WHEN THE SUEZ CANAL opened in 1869--after a decade of excavation by 1.5 million men, thousands of whom died--it was hailed as the Eighth Wonder of the World. About 100 miles long, it shortened the sea route from Europe to India by 6,000 miles. Vessels no longer had to circumnavigate Africa, and the wealth of nations soon passed through it. Oddly, the British left development to a Franco-Egyptian consortium before realizing the canal's importance and buying out Egypt's shares. An Anglo-French commission then ran the canal until 1956, when Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser expropriated it. Directory: uploads uploads -> Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba uploads -> Raíces y Sueños: the Artistry of Cuba Call for Art – Exhibit Application uploads -> Why did democracy develop in Britain after 1850? Introduction uploads -> Draft land restitution policy uploads -> Chapter 10: a new civilization emerges in western europe uploads -> Landmark Supreme Court Cases uploads -> Civil Rights Movement Unit Summary uploads -> Lesson plan template Download 80.5 Kb. Share with your friends:
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