Multiple choice

Suez canal was opened in year:

  1. 1881

  2. 1850

  3. 1821

  4. 1869
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Suez Canal was inaugurated and opened for navigation in 1869 after 10 years of construction (1859-1869). It provided the shortest sea route between Europe and Asia without circumnavigating Africa.

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