Great Britain gained control of the Suez Canal by 1875 by

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Great Britain gained control of the Suez Canal by 1875 by

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Britain gained control of the SuezCanal in two main steps. First, Britaintook partial control of the canal in 1875 This happened because the ruler of Egypt had financial problems. He owned a large bloc of shares in the canal and sold them off to take care of his debt.