why was this an important British possession?
2006-12-06 13:48:08 · 4 answers · asked by love88 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
because with the Base that controls the entrance to the Mediterranean, and the newly opened Suez Canal, Britian was able to controls the gateway from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. this also allowed a faster sea route to Britian's colonies (India and Australia)
it then became a stratigic point in WWII, in which Germany tried to take the Island in Operation Felix. it failed because the Spanish did not cooperate as well.
2006-12-06 13:54:13 · answer #1 · answered by Kev C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who ever controlled Gibraltar, controlled the Mediterranean.
2006-12-06 21:50:53 · answer #2 · answered by violet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not had, has. Whoever controls Gibralter controls the med
2006-12-08 15:53:03 · answer #3 · answered by gbgnjhy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it controlled the the meterannian important for the african theater in ww2
2006-12-06 21:50:31 · answer #4 · answered by jf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋