Britain wanted control over the because it was the shortest naval route between and

blank 1 options: suez canal, royal canal, panama canal
blank 2 options: the atlantic ocean, north america, europe
blank 3 options: the pacific ocean, asia, russia

I believe the answer is: Suez Canal, Europe, Asia

If British managed to control Suez Canal, they can cut down the cost of transportation to obtain resources from Asian continent.

This would cut down the cost of their finished product, and help them to win against the competitors from other countries who were forced to take longer routes and increase their cost of productions.

answer: they arrived in new york.