Industrial Revolution · TURNING POINT ·
Suez Canal (1869)
On the Industrial Revolution map as “The Suez Canal”
17 Nov 1869 — The canal opens, cutting the sea route from London to Bombay by about 40 per cent. In 1875 Britain buys the Egyptian ruler’s shares; in 1882 it occupies Egypt.
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- Great Divergence and global trade (chapter 11 of Industrial Revolution)
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- The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
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