Question

What helped cause the First World War? A. tensions between Great Britain and France B. the opening of the Suez and Panama Canals C. nationalism and military alliances D. new inventions and economic freedom

Answer 1

Part of the Cold War and the Arab–Israeli conflict ... The episode humiliated Great Britain and France and strengthened Nasser. .... the canal remained sovereign Egyptian territory and the only land-bridge between Africa and Asia. ... during the First World War, when Britain and France closed the canal to non-Allied shipping.