Why were the British so eager to control Egypt after the Great War?

They wanted to protect the vast irrigation systems that they had built in the desert

They wanted to protect the ancient treasures of the pyramids

They wanted to control the captial of the Middle East

They wanted to control the Suez Canal

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Why were the British so eager to control Egypt after the Great War?   

		
They wanted to protect the vast irrigation systems that they had built in the desert

		
They wanted to protect the ancient treasures of the pyramids

		
They wanted to control the captial of the Middle East

		
They wanted to control the Suez Canal

anonymous · Answer

Britain took a special interest in Egypt from 1876, onwards because the country lay on the shortest route from Britain to India. Moreover, as soon as the British Navy adopted oil as the fuel for its ships, the Middle East became very spicy indeed.

anonymous · Answer

If that helps ..

anonymous · Answer

yea so its the answer is c then right they wanted to control the canal

anonymous · Answer

They wanted to control the Suez Canal

anonymous · Answer

^ That helps answer LOL.

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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