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 * __ Suez Canal __**
 * __ 1869 __**

//Theme 12: Relations between Europe and other parts of the world: Colonialism, imperialism, decolonization, and global interdependence.//

The Suez Canal was opened in 1869 and allowed water transportation between Europe and Asia. This made trading insanely easier as countries would not have to go all the way around Africa and the cape to trade with Asia. The Suez Canal leads to the spread of colonialism and imperialism in Asia. Decolonization soon followed as well as global interdependence. Global interdependence was based off the trade success the Suez Canal brought and it was necessary for it to stay open. The Suez Canal was held by Britain and this changed the relations between Great Britain and other countries.

McKay, John P., John Buckler, and Bennett D. Hill. __A History of Western society__. 7th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. 