This manmade artery linking the Mediterranean with the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, allowed a much quicker journey time from Europe to the Middle East, India, and the Far East when it was opened in 1869, a great aid to the Western European powers in managing their expansive Empires.
The artery linking the Mediterranean and the Red sea helped European Empires grow into the Middle East.
The artery linking the Mediterranean and the Red sea didn't help European Empires grow into the Middle East.